Hello fellow parents,
Yes, no easy answers. But my son is home in the basement. Some outbursts but trying to get him to go to therapy, counseling. It goes slow. Joined Nami family to family in my area. I don't know, I seem to think if I look hard enough or ask the right question, the answer will be found. What do I want? I want my son to be happy, social again instead of isolated. I think I’m still in some sort of denial that he isn’t mentally ill. Then I ruminate about points in his childhood what I coulda, woulda, shoulda done. I know in my head he’s the one that has to want it. I can’t make anything happen. It kind of feels like a maze; I can’t find my way out. He threatened my husband the other day. I freeze; don’t know what to do. They are like oil and water. Don’t engage. Do you treat your children differently, the one who is sick differently than the others? I try not to agitate my son. I try to draw him out, encourage him to interact. I ask him to do things he likes to do. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.
Yes, no easy answers. But my son is home in the basement. Some outbursts but trying to get him to go to therapy, counseling. It goes slow. Joined Nami family to family in my area. I don't know, I seem to think if I look hard enough or ask the right question, the answer will be found. What do I want? I want my son to be happy, social again instead of isolated. I think I’m still in some sort of denial that he isn’t mentally ill. Then I ruminate about points in his childhood what I coulda, woulda, shoulda done. I know in my head he’s the one that has to want it. I can’t make anything happen. It kind of feels like a maze; I can’t find my way out. He threatened my husband the other day. I freeze; don’t know what to do. They are like oil and water. Don’t engage. Do you treat your children differently, the one who is sick differently than the others? I try not to agitate my son. I try to draw him out, encourage him to interact. I ask him to do things he likes to do. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.
