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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 763935" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>My son needs medication. He refuses to take it. He recognizes he is mentally ill to an extent, but only sometimes, begrudgingly, even though he is tortured by his symptoms. He sees causation outside of himself, in paranoid terms, like conspiracy theories, or delusions of being followed, etc. His poor thinking is a consequence of his mental illness, and a barrier to his treatment.</p><p></p><p>He has never been medication compliant, due to what he says are adverse reactions to medication. For a variety of reasons, he does not have the motivation or stamina to work together with a physician to find the right medication let alone cocktail.</p><p></p><p>I am wondering too if he enjoys his symptoms. That is common with people with bipolar who can like the mania. But most likely his refusal to take medication is a product of his mental illness itself: Lack of insight, suspicion, and thought distortion.</p><p></p><p>I am in a situation where I have to watch him deteriorate, and I am helpless. The only thing I can do is to protect myself.</p><p></p><p>While my son had mild behavioral problems as a child, he did not require the kind of intensive treatment that would have helped him establish the alliance with professionals that is so crucial. My son's really difficult symptoms came as a young adult, at a time when I no longer had control.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 763935, member: 18958"] My son needs medication. He refuses to take it. He recognizes he is mentally ill to an extent, but only sometimes, begrudgingly, even though he is tortured by his symptoms. He sees causation outside of himself, in paranoid terms, like conspiracy theories, or delusions of being followed, etc. His poor thinking is a consequence of his mental illness, and a barrier to his treatment. He has never been medication compliant, due to what he says are adverse reactions to medication. For a variety of reasons, he does not have the motivation or stamina to work together with a physician to find the right medication let alone cocktail. I am wondering too if he enjoys his symptoms. That is common with people with bipolar who can like the mania. But most likely his refusal to take medication is a product of his mental illness itself: Lack of insight, suspicion, and thought distortion. I am in a situation where I have to watch him deteriorate, and I am helpless. The only thing I can do is to protect myself. While my son had mild behavioral problems as a child, he did not require the kind of intensive treatment that would have helped him establish the alliance with professionals that is so crucial. My son's really difficult symptoms came as a young adult, at a time when I no longer had control. [/QUOTE]
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