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<blockquote data-quote="JKF" data-source="post: 626201" data-attributes="member: 12470"><p>I know Echo! When I read your posts I always think to myself "OMG we have the SAME difficult child!" </p><p></p><p>And I know all too well about the fear and guilt! I, too, go through that same cycle, however lately I've been forcing myself to stop and reminding myself that although he's ill, he has choices and resources available and if he wants to he'll use them. If not, that's his choice. He's more than capable of making decisions that suit him and finding help when he really wants it. At this point, I have no doubt in my mind that when and if he really, truly needs and wants help he'll find a way to get it.</p><p></p><p>In spite of all of that and my practicing detachment, the whole thing is really very sad. I try not to think of the whole big picture because when I do, it's crushing. My child is mentally ill, unmedicated, and homeless. He's never going to be ok. He's never going to have the life that I hoped he could have and I'm never going to be able to help him unless he really wants to help himself. So overwhelming at times but it is what it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JKF, post: 626201, member: 12470"] I know Echo! When I read your posts I always think to myself "OMG we have the SAME difficult child!" And I know all too well about the fear and guilt! I, too, go through that same cycle, however lately I've been forcing myself to stop and reminding myself that although he's ill, he has choices and resources available and if he wants to he'll use them. If not, that's his choice. He's more than capable of making decisions that suit him and finding help when he really wants it. At this point, I have no doubt in my mind that when and if he really, truly needs and wants help he'll find a way to get it. In spite of all of that and my practicing detachment, the whole thing is really very sad. I try not to think of the whole big picture because when I do, it's crushing. My child is mentally ill, unmedicated, and homeless. He's never going to be ok. He's never going to have the life that I hoped he could have and I'm never going to be able to help him unless he really wants to help himself. So overwhelming at times but it is what it is. [/QUOTE]
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