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Copa, a continuation on spiraling out of control
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<blockquote data-quote="Deni D" data-source="post: 759806" data-attributes="member: 22840"><p>If you can, try not to take it personally. Your son sounds just like mine. I think his current attitude with has to do with him not having his drugs, a withdrawal kind of thing. It's no surprise that he's not planning to stay, with no plan of what he's going to do and thinks everything is your fault. The thing is they will take him back in if decides to go back, over and over again. They know how mental illness affects people's behavior. When he calls you again see if you can get him to tell you about any conversation a hospital social worker has had with him. It might ease your mind a little to know what they are offering him. They may have assigned someone to him who is going to keep in contact with him wherever he goes, someone from a local mental health organization. </p><p></p><p>I don't even mention medication to my son anymore. I know my son will do the opposite of what I suggest anyway. I'm leaving it to the mental health people to try to nudge my son to different treatments. I haven't been successful with anything I've tried to do as far as helping my son along, nothing. So I have no answers. To keep my sanity I go with radical acceptance, which is a lot easier to do with the mental health folks involved helping my son with the basics. I hope there is an organization getting involved now with your son too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deni D, post: 759806, member: 22840"] If you can, try not to take it personally. Your son sounds just like mine. I think his current attitude with has to do with him not having his drugs, a withdrawal kind of thing. It's no surprise that he's not planning to stay, with no plan of what he's going to do and thinks everything is your fault. The thing is they will take him back in if decides to go back, over and over again. They know how mental illness affects people's behavior. When he calls you again see if you can get him to tell you about any conversation a hospital social worker has had with him. It might ease your mind a little to know what they are offering him. They may have assigned someone to him who is going to keep in contact with him wherever he goes, someone from a local mental health organization. I don't even mention medication to my son anymore. I know my son will do the opposite of what I suggest anyway. I'm leaving it to the mental health people to try to nudge my son to different treatments. I haven't been successful with anything I've tried to do as far as helping my son along, nothing. So I have no answers. To keep my sanity I go with radical acceptance, which is a lot easier to do with the mental health folks involved helping my son with the basics. I hope there is an organization getting involved now with your son too. [/QUOTE]
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