support for parents of mentally ill adults

Just received a call from the jail that 20yo difficult child was arrested at 1:30 a.m. this morning for underage drinking and supplying alcohol to minors. This is his second underage drinking offense. His first was just over a year ago at college, before he flunked out. He's been in his own apartment for...

Background: I have been on this board sporadically whenever difficult child (age 20, bipolar) would really be getting to me. It turned out to be a blessing that she left a year and a half ago to move five hours away with boyfriend. At first we were upset, but now we are so glad that he supports her and puts up...

I am positive (well, almost) that Sportsfan has a personality disorder. It seems to kick up the most when he is under pressure, but he is TERRIBLE when it kicks up. It is so over-the-top for a non-drug using man of his age. I'm not sure if he has one personality disorder or a personality...

difficult child 2 has had the civil commitment hearing we have been waiting for. Now it is time to wait for the judge to make his decision. This has been such a long road. We spent the last two days in the courtroom listening to so many things I would like to forget. I never will forget but I certainly...

Hi folks. Last time I posted, I think Peter Pan had been kicked out of one step-down program and was heading off to another, basically a sober house with a lot of added features (costing $$) for dual diagnosis guys. Terrific program. But he has been home for Xmas and it is clear that he is worse...

Hello all, It's been quite a while but things have gotten really bad and I don't know where else to turn. A quick update . . . difficult child dropped out of her DBT program (never really got started) and decided to go back to school. Took out a FAFSA loan and Pell grants and used the money to live for a...

18 year old - smokes pot EVERY day. She's a senior in high school but I don't think she's going to graduate. She says she only goes for me and that she'd rather sleep in a park. I wish she would sleep in a park. I wouldn't shed a single tear. Since she became a daily (sometimes hourly) pot...

I'd be crying *outside*, but my anti-depressant is working really well (maybe too well?) :( I posted a week ago regarding my difficult child who is living in WA state and having a hard time (has been unmedicated for over a year and was doing fine, then his situation changed with-his girlfriend who had a...

Does anyone have experience with the use of Geodon for mood disorder? My son is 19 years old. He was diagnosed with ADHD in the 2nd grade. I believe this may have been a misdiagnosis. His neuropsychiatrist has just prescribed Geodon for him to try to stabilize his mood. He is plagued with a...

I am in the process of trying to find a psychiatrist and psychologist (or other therapist) for C when he is released in July. He says he only wants women doctors (not sure why). I made an appointment with a psychiatrist already (6 weeks wait so good thing I booked that one now). I met with a...

I am new here and on the General side I was directed to this side. The people on this site are incredible. I have read and re-read all the replies I got in the General forum over and over again for strength. Today my son's arraignment was via video at the courthouse. We could not see him...

My daughter has absolutely no boundaries, never has, and she is incredibly inappropriate. When she was little it wasn't so bad, but the older she got the more inappropriate it became. At three years old people would just laugh it off, it was kind of cute back then. One time we were on a bus...

What else is new...but not as bad as in the past...that is the silver lining. UGH. difficult child had a pt job...kinda sorta. What she didn't know...what we didn't know...was that she was being evaluated for a job. She was working three weeks along with- 15 other young people. The company had an opening for...

Experiencing a minor annoyance right now. Still, having a hard time shaking it. It'll pass, but..... difficult child won't answer a single attempt we've tried with him in almost 2 months. We backed off altogether. Last night we were at a ballgame with a group of friends and difficult child's birth sister (whom we...

This is probably a much longer story than I should properly put in a pot. I’ll try to pare it down. As you may be able to tell from my signiture, I've been here before. :( Our son is 19 now. We really started having problems a couple of years ago. We thought we had a good kid, with just...

This is the letter I am giving him today. I feel better having written it. And right now, that is what it is about---me. Echo, you will see parts of your letter here---it was so good and so very helpful to me. Thank you for having shared it. June 26, 2014 Dear ______, Well, okay, now...

I am a mother of 4 children, ages 20, 22, 24 and 26. My only son is the 22 y/o. I have been married twice, 13 years to my children's father who abandon them after our divorce 14 years ago. I remarried two laters and that marriage dissolved after10 years from his cheating/lying, but he is the...

I have been hanging around this forum for awhile and have already learned so much thanks to you many veterans. A brief history -- my difficult child daughter (adopted) is 18 years old. Right after high school graduation, she moved out with her difficult child boyfriend (whom we met at graduation). As of July we kicked...

Backstory: Bipolar, non medication-compliant difficult child moved with, and became engaged to (moved in within a few days of having "met", and became engaged a week following moving in) to Craigslist dude. Eight weeks later, she learns she is pregnant. She is thrilled. So is he, despite the fact that he...

Hi all, Well I thought I should update although I don't have much info. I have been kind of stewing about how my son is doing and the lack of information. My husband had called and said i was on the release and so I called on Monday and completely got the run around... I guess the first...