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<blockquote data-quote="LauraH" data-source="post: 747054" data-attributes="member: 22877"><p>I had thought my son was in the psychiatric ward after being Baker Acted the other night, but it turned out he was admitted to ICU. That scared the heck out of me. Every other time he's been Baker Acted he was sent straight to psychiatric. I can't even think what would have happened if he hadn't called the police immediately after leaving my home. He's now out of danger physically and is in the process of being transferred down to the psychiatric ward. I'll be going out there to see him once they get him situated.</p><p></p><p>I need at some point, hopefully sooner rather than later, to speak with someone on his case to find out when and how the best time is to let him know he can't come back here when he's discharged. I'm thinking it might be better if I tell him when a nurse or doctor is present but I need to run it all by a professional there at the hospital before I do or say anything to my son.</p><p></p><p>I've seen "baby step" evidence that when forced to and left with no other options, my son can solve his own problems, i.e., the day I refused to pay for one more of psychiatric medications and he miraculously was able to get out to a facility where he enrolled in a program to get all his medications for free. If he can do it in small ways he should be able to do it in larger ways. It's time for him to solve his own problems and face his own consequences. My husband and I have have given him ample opportunity to make positive steps towards fixing his situation, but he's been back in Florida since shortly before Thanksgiving, and nothing much has changed since the day he first arrived. The other night was the end of the line as far as we're concerned. We have nothing more to prove to him, and it's time for him to prove some things to us as well as to himself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LauraH, post: 747054, member: 22877"] I had thought my son was in the psychiatric ward after being Baker Acted the other night, but it turned out he was admitted to ICU. That scared the heck out of me. Every other time he's been Baker Acted he was sent straight to psychiatric. I can't even think what would have happened if he hadn't called the police immediately after leaving my home. He's now out of danger physically and is in the process of being transferred down to the psychiatric ward. I'll be going out there to see him once they get him situated. I need at some point, hopefully sooner rather than later, to speak with someone on his case to find out when and how the best time is to let him know he can't come back here when he's discharged. I'm thinking it might be better if I tell him when a nurse or doctor is present but I need to run it all by a professional there at the hospital before I do or say anything to my son. I've seen "baby step" evidence that when forced to and left with no other options, my son can solve his own problems, i.e., the day I refused to pay for one more of psychiatric medications and he miraculously was able to get out to a facility where he enrolled in a program to get all his medications for free. If he can do it in small ways he should be able to do it in larger ways. It's time for him to solve his own problems and face his own consequences. My husband and I have have given him ample opportunity to make positive steps towards fixing his situation, but he's been back in Florida since shortly before Thanksgiving, and nothing much has changed since the day he first arrived. The other night was the end of the line as far as we're concerned. We have nothing more to prove to him, and it's time for him to prove some things to us as well as to himself. [/QUOTE]
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