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<blockquote data-quote="AchyBreakyHeart" data-source="post: 766090" data-attributes="member: 33665">Hi Copa,I’ve poured over this whole website recently and I’m dealing with a similar situation to yours. My son 28yo is currently homeless. I have a temporary restraining order against him because he will not leave me alone. He used to call me several times a day just to yell and demand I do things for him. He lies and gaslights and he’s just annoying. I, like you, cannot stand talking to him. He has drug issues and I believe a personality disorder as well. Specifically antisocial disorder. He has been assessed by mental health specialists and didn’t pass an assessment to be admitted into a psychiatric hospital. Ironically, I’m struggling with worry about him. In his last email to me, he told me he was hungry and that broke me. Also, it’s supposed to rain here in a couple of days and all of the shelters in our area are full. If you are single homeless man without mental illness you are screwed as far as services go for being homeless. Women, children and families have priority which I understand. I’m looking in to group meetings and seeing a therapist on how to cope with knowing my child is on the streets. We just moved here 6 months ago and I regret bringing him with us. He has no friends or family. His dad is completely out of the picture. Now that everyone in my family has a restraining order against him, we can’t have any communication with him so I won’t know if he’s hurt. He lost his phone and wallet so he has no identification. The cherry on top is that all we’ve asked him to do is tell us the truth about his addiction and we will get him help and pay for him to stay at a sober living house. He won’t do it. I’m completely at my wits end.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AchyBreakyHeart, post: 766090, member: 33665"] Hi Copa, I’ve poured over this whole website recently and I’m dealing with a similar situation to yours. My son 28yo is currently homeless. I have a temporary restraining order against him because he will not leave me alone. He used to call me several times a day just to yell and demand I do things for him. He lies and gaslights and he’s just annoying. I, like you, cannot stand talking to him. He has drug issues and I believe a personality disorder as well. Specifically antisocial disorder. He has been assessed by mental health specialists and didn’t pass an assessment to be admitted into a psychiatric hospital. Ironically, I’m struggling with worry about him. In his last email to me, he told me he was hungry and that broke me. Also, it’s supposed to rain here in a couple of days and all of the shelters in our area are full. If you are single homeless man without mental illness you are screwed as far as services go for being homeless. Women, children and families have priority which I understand. I’m looking in to group meetings and seeing a therapist on how to cope with knowing my child is on the streets. We just moved here 6 months ago and I regret bringing him with us. He has no friends or family. His dad is completely out of the picture. Now that everyone in my family has a restraining order against him, we can’t have any communication with him so I won’t know if he’s hurt. He lost his phone and wallet so he has no identification. The cherry on top is that all we’ve asked him to do is tell us the truth about his addiction and we will get him help and pay for him to stay at a sober living house. He won’t do it. I’m completely at my wits end. [/QUOTE]

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