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Thank you! I copied and pasted this article to my desktop. Will read it daily!!

I agree. We must take care of ourselves and enjoy our other children, too. Enjoy your day with your son and his girl :)

Yes, I agree. When forced to, I believe they can figure things out a lot better than we give them credit for.

Two of my most therapeutic days happened this week. I took my daughters to the public pool and sunned myself with great music by the pool. The other day surprisingly was my first day back to work after summer break. I laughed more in one day than I did all summer. I actually have a two year old...

I have been in your shoes, too. One time last fall before he moved out completely, I dropped him off at an exit because he and his dad had been fighting. He said he had a friend to stay with at this exit in a city close by, and wouldn't come home with me. I knew he was living on the street and...

Michelle, I want to get to that place in my mind where I am more detached. In my mind I'm there already with my "not bailing you out" commitment, but he is not out yet, so the real test hasn't begun. Praying a new adventure does not await next week, but hopefully I'll be strong like I am in my...

We have tried Clozaril. I believe it is the generic form of Clozapine or vice versa. It did seem to work better than the others, but you must have weekly blood draws. The only trouble is there is no injectable and he is not medication compliant. Clozapine has a history of rapid psychosis...

Thank you for your kind words. I am not sure how strong or courageous I am. I'm just trying to hold it together at this point. It feels like a good day when there isn't a crisis or bad phone call.

One more thing, it would seem so easy if he could just live at home with us, but between March and May we let him try it twice after getting out of mental hospitals. Both times he cut himself in the middle of the night with one of our kitchen knives and called 911. We still have two preteens...

Michelle, thank you for sharing your story with me. Our stories do sound very similar. Last fall he had quit taking the medication that he was prescribed from his first hospital stay back in June, got into a verbal argument with his dad over a video game controller, left the house, then returned...

I also told my son to talk back to the voice and tell him "No, I won't do that." He said he feels pins, needles, and shocks over his body when he doesn't comply with the voice?? My other son read that medications can cause a pins and needles feeling. My son also has no friends. I have been super...

Thank you for your insight. He has been on multiple different medications. He said none of them have gotten rid of the voice. He seemed most stable on clozapine and lithium. However, he stopped cold turkey on the lithium because he said it made him sick. He weaned off of the clozapine to the...

Forgot to answer the question about emotional support from family. This has been improving with my husband, but for a while I was going it alone. It has taken a big toll on my marriage. I've been running around most days this summer for my son and not home much for my husband and two daughters...

Thank you everybody for such wonderful advice! This site has been really helpful to me to hear everyone's perspective on whether I'm doing the right thing. He did not call from jail again today, so I know he is accepting that we are leaving him in there until Monday when he has his court date...

Thank you, culturanta. Trying to control, fix, and cure him was my first response. That stage lasted a few years. Meddling, worrying, and all the above have been the things I've done the past year of this journey. Detaching with love is the next chapter. I'm feeling myself headed in that...

Thank you, pigless. The jail assured me he was in good hands with lots of mental health staff checking in on him. I have not been to a therapist. A friend has suggested antidepressants. She said they really helped her. I am 54 years old, too, and have never taken anything, but have been close...

I am new here. My journey began last year when my son was diagnosed with a mental disorder, schizoaffective with bipolar. Prior to the diagnosis he had two assault charges from fighting with roommates. Since the diagnosis he has had multiple hospital stays and medications. He is currently on an...