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Bipolar adult son, is wanting to move back in.
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<blockquote data-quote="Deni D" data-source="post: 741029" data-attributes="member: 22840"><p>Gary, so sorry you are going through this. I agree with everyone else here, there is no place for your son in your home. More than likely it would make things worse for him and really, really bad for your family, especially the younger ones who need your protection.</p><p></p><p>Hearing he’s drinking and taking antidepressants alone without other medication, if he really is bipolar is really bad, a recipe for disaster in my opinion. It’s well known that someone who is bipolar should not take only antidepressants alone and should not drink period. It brings on hypomanic/manic episodes.</p><p></p><p>My son is 24, he can’t live with me because he was too aggressive in my home. He can’t live with his father because his father just can’t take the stress and must take care of his own mental health. Don’t feel you have to house him because you are the only parent he has left and he is mentally ill. My son has two parents, nether can effectively have him in our homes. At 23 where were you? I was not living with my parents, but if I had been I know I would have had to mind my P’s and Q’s. He’s not someone who will come close. Regardless of his mental health issues, he is responsible for himself.</p><p></p><p>There are places for people in his situation to get help. My son found a non-profit mental health organization, one that I didn’t know about, by going back into the hospital for a short stay. I got to the point where all I could think to say to him was “Go to the hospital, you are not thinking right.” I called the local crises hot line, they reached out to him and he went to the hospital. Before they released him, they got him in with the non-profit mental health organization. The mental health organization continues to work with him today even though he is not medication compliant. You could try to call your local NAMI organization to see what is available for someone in your son’s situation. In my case I didn’t realize the non-profit mental organization was linked with NAMI because my connection with NAMI was when my son was young. I would have started with NAMI if I knew. Social Services also helped my son with some things.</p><p></p><p>So I guess what I’m saying is you can support him, from afar by trying to get connections for him. In my son’s case he had sold his car, that I had paid for, for spending money. So I ubered him to these places, and these places only. Your son has a truck, not bad, he hasn’t sold it. I’m thinking maybe a gift card for a place he can get gas to get to somewhere that will help him along with a list of where you find for him to get help is something you can do if you feel you must do something. Or you can tell him to contact these places himself.</p><p></p><p>I hope you are still reading what everyone here is telling you. Good luck to you</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deni D, post: 741029, member: 22840"] Gary, so sorry you are going through this. I agree with everyone else here, there is no place for your son in your home. More than likely it would make things worse for him and really, really bad for your family, especially the younger ones who need your protection. Hearing he’s drinking and taking antidepressants alone without other medication, if he really is bipolar is really bad, a recipe for disaster in my opinion. It’s well known that someone who is bipolar should not take only antidepressants alone and should not drink period. It brings on hypomanic/manic episodes. My son is 24, he can’t live with me because he was too aggressive in my home. He can’t live with his father because his father just can’t take the stress and must take care of his own mental health. Don’t feel you have to house him because you are the only parent he has left and he is mentally ill. My son has two parents, nether can effectively have him in our homes. At 23 where were you? I was not living with my parents, but if I had been I know I would have had to mind my P’s and Q’s. He’s not someone who will come close. Regardless of his mental health issues, he is responsible for himself. There are places for people in his situation to get help. My son found a non-profit mental health organization, one that I didn’t know about, by going back into the hospital for a short stay. I got to the point where all I could think to say to him was “Go to the hospital, you are not thinking right.” I called the local crises hot line, they reached out to him and he went to the hospital. Before they released him, they got him in with the non-profit mental health organization. The mental health organization continues to work with him today even though he is not medication compliant. You could try to call your local NAMI organization to see what is available for someone in your son’s situation. In my case I didn’t realize the non-profit mental organization was linked with NAMI because my connection with NAMI was when my son was young. I would have started with NAMI if I knew. Social Services also helped my son with some things. So I guess what I’m saying is you can support him, from afar by trying to get connections for him. In my son’s case he had sold his car, that I had paid for, for spending money. So I ubered him to these places, and these places only. Your son has a truck, not bad, he hasn’t sold it. I’m thinking maybe a gift card for a place he can get gas to get to somewhere that will help him along with a list of where you find for him to get help is something you can do if you feel you must do something. Or you can tell him to contact these places himself. I hope you are still reading what everyone here is telling you. Good luck to you [/QUOTE]
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