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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 674016" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I have not had experience with your exact situation but something similar. And there are a number of parents on this forum who have experienced the same.</p><p></p><p>You have already received good advice. Every single time he expresses that he feels like or wants to die or to kill himself, call the police.</p><p></p><p>At the very least this establishes a record. </p><p></p><p>You are not a mental hospital or a treatment facility. You cannot harbor an adult who is acting symptomatic, nor is it helpful to him if you do so. He must get treatment, and he must be in an environment geared towards treatment.</p><p></p><p>There must be conditions. For his good, and your own he should not be permitted to veg or to withdraw or to act inappropriate or self-destructive in his room or in your home. If there is drug use involved, that goes double.</p><p></p><p>I suggest you become involved with a professional to get support and to make a plan to deal with the situation. It is harmful to everybody. You can also seek out an Alanon group near you as well as a NAMI group, for support, tools, and information on how others have dealt with similar situations.</p><p></p><p>You will receive a great deal of support and excellent counsel, here.</p><p></p><p>Welcome. Keep posting. I am sorry you are facing this. But you do not have to do so alone.</p><p></p><p>The more you cater to his weakness, there is a risk this will reinforce it. His illness, whatever it is must be confronted. But, he, not you, must confront it. </p><p></p><p>COPA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 674016, member: 18958"] I have not had experience with your exact situation but something similar. And there are a number of parents on this forum who have experienced the same. You have already received good advice. Every single time he expresses that he feels like or wants to die or to kill himself, call the police. At the very least this establishes a record. You are not a mental hospital or a treatment facility. You cannot harbor an adult who is acting symptomatic, nor is it helpful to him if you do so. He must get treatment, and he must be in an environment geared towards treatment. There must be conditions. For his good, and your own he should not be permitted to veg or to withdraw or to act inappropriate or self-destructive in his room or in your home. If there is drug use involved, that goes double. I suggest you become involved with a professional to get support and to make a plan to deal with the situation. It is harmful to everybody. You can also seek out an Alanon group near you as well as a NAMI group, for support, tools, and information on how others have dealt with similar situations. You will receive a great deal of support and excellent counsel, here. Welcome. Keep posting. I am sorry you are facing this. But you do not have to do so alone. The more you cater to his weakness, there is a risk this will reinforce it. His illness, whatever it is must be confronted. But, he, not you, must confront it. COPA [/QUOTE]
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