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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember1" data-source="post: 760080" data-attributes="member: 23706"><p>Hi there and what a hard situation this puts you in. You probably don't know all his details about what caused the psychotic break. This doesn't mean he is holding out, if he is, to confuse you...he may just be ashamed or afraid.</p><p></p><p>Adderall is a drug my daughter abused and told us is big on the streets. But when thinking of medications that cause psychosis, I have heard meth is often the culprit. Kay used meth too. With sudden psychosis, it's hard for us to know why and if they won't get help...that, to me, is the biggest issue.</p><p></p><p>Your son has changed, some in very good ways and some in sad ways. But if he refuses to get professional help, how can he get well? That is the reason, if this were Kay, that I would not want her home a lot. Although, upon first glance, he seems nicer,/better, upon second glance he.is refusing his best option of getting well.....professional help. That is on him.</p><p></p><p>You need to stay grounded in your own life. Instead of having him over after work maybe plan meetings at coffee shops with time limits. If you feel stressed you are not being good to yourself. I would not allow my own kid to live home again....that never seems to be a good solution, sadly.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day you can't cure or help him. As an Al Anoner, you know this. He has to decide to get help and do the hard work to heal. He doesn't need to live with you to do that and so far he has refused to get much needed help. And we can't force our kids to get help. I know. I have tried and tried.</p><p></p><p>in my opinion you do what you need to do to keep yourself sane and grounded. Even those if us with mentally ill kids can not fix them and sometimes when we try it delays them from getting help. Sometimes. Wish we had concrete answers, right?</p><p></p><p>I hope you go to some extra meetings maybe, and calmly think over what works for you. Don't let guilt cloud your decision because you really can't make him well. Only he can do</p><p></p><p>that.</p><p></p><p>Sending love and prayers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember1, post: 760080, member: 23706"] Hi there and what a hard situation this puts you in. You probably don't know all his details about what caused the psychotic break. This doesn't mean he is holding out, if he is, to confuse you...he may just be ashamed or afraid. Adderall is a drug my daughter abused and told us is big on the streets. But when thinking of medications that cause psychosis, I have heard meth is often the culprit. Kay used meth too. With sudden psychosis, it's hard for us to know why and if they won't get help...that, to me, is the biggest issue. Your son has changed, some in very good ways and some in sad ways. But if he refuses to get professional help, how can he get well? That is the reason, if this were Kay, that I would not want her home a lot. Although, upon first glance, he seems nicer,/better, upon second glance he.is refusing his best option of getting well.....professional help. That is on him. You need to stay grounded in your own life. Instead of having him over after work maybe plan meetings at coffee shops with time limits. If you feel stressed you are not being good to yourself. I would not allow my own kid to live home again....that never seems to be a good solution, sadly. At the end of the day you can't cure or help him. As an Al Anoner, you know this. He has to decide to get help and do the hard work to heal. He doesn't need to live with you to do that and so far he has refused to get much needed help. And we can't force our kids to get help. I know. I have tried and tried. in my opinion you do what you need to do to keep yourself sane and grounded. Even those if us with mentally ill kids can not fix them and sometimes when we try it delays them from getting help. Sometimes. Wish we had concrete answers, right? I hope you go to some extra meetings maybe, and calmly think over what works for you. Don't let guilt cloud your decision because you really can't make him well. Only he can do that. Sending love and prayers. [/QUOTE]
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