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<blockquote data-quote="Mirabelle" data-source="post: 762037" data-attributes="member: 28712"><p>Hello Nandina, </p><p></p><p>Thank you for your kindness. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> In answer to your question about the cause of my stepson's mental illness. I think it was the perfect storm of genetics and environment that caused this to occur. His mother has a history of severe mental illness on her side of the family. She herself has been diagnosed with bipolar and a borderline personality disorder. She put him and his sister under tremendous emotional and psychological stress during her years as an active alcoholic - it was pretty bad. Add to this his nosedive into drugs at around 16 years of age. His substances of choice are cannabis and acid, which from my research are big no-not otherwise specified for people predisposed to mental illness (and for all young people and their developing brains in general). </p><p></p><p>It is a good sign that your son is now thinking clearly after experiencing what sounds like drug induced psychosis. After my stepson had his first break, he would slip back into delusion and depression quite quickly if he was not diligent with his medicine. I do hope your son's case was nothing more than drug related.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for your encouragement. I have not written my stepson off, but am kind of at the point where I don't see him achieving a better quality of life. You are right - with his gender, his age, his trauma, and his drug history, he is woefully immature. Our therapist has explained to us that his form of mental illness generally worsens over time, and that every time he does drugs and quits his medication, he is putting himself further back in his recovery. My stepson will go to therapy and does talk to his therapists and psychiatrist, but at the moment this is all he is willing to do to maintain his health and it is simply not enough. </p><p></p><p>Many hugs to you! Keep us updated with you and your son also. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mirabelle, post: 762037, member: 28712"] Hello Nandina, Thank you for your kindness. :) In answer to your question about the cause of my stepson's mental illness. I think it was the perfect storm of genetics and environment that caused this to occur. His mother has a history of severe mental illness on her side of the family. She herself has been diagnosed with bipolar and a borderline personality disorder. She put him and his sister under tremendous emotional and psychological stress during her years as an active alcoholic - it was pretty bad. Add to this his nosedive into drugs at around 16 years of age. His substances of choice are cannabis and acid, which from my research are big no-not otherwise specified for people predisposed to mental illness (and for all young people and their developing brains in general). It is a good sign that your son is now thinking clearly after experiencing what sounds like drug induced psychosis. After my stepson had his first break, he would slip back into delusion and depression quite quickly if he was not diligent with his medicine. I do hope your son's case was nothing more than drug related. Thank you for your encouragement. I have not written my stepson off, but am kind of at the point where I don't see him achieving a better quality of life. You are right - with his gender, his age, his trauma, and his drug history, he is woefully immature. Our therapist has explained to us that his form of mental illness generally worsens over time, and that every time he does drugs and quits his medication, he is putting himself further back in his recovery. My stepson will go to therapy and does talk to his therapists and psychiatrist, but at the moment this is all he is willing to do to maintain his health and it is simply not enough. Many hugs to you! Keep us updated with you and your son also. :):) [/QUOTE]
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