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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 254016"><p>Hi and welcome! I'm so sorry that you had to find this place and so sorry about the pain you are experiencing. I am well aware of that "numbness." I use to ask...where does one go after burn out?</p><p> </p><p>How wonderful that you are going to a NAMI meeting and that you are consulting an attorney!</p><p> </p><p>I've been to those meetings before. They are called an "alliance." They can be helpful. Next week I'm going to a Families Anonymous meeting and I'm really looking forward to it.</p><p> </p><p>Your question is a good one. I too think that without a diagnosis, it would be hard to get a conservatorship. It is noteworthy that he had an evaluation three years ago and it looked okay. However, perhaps another evaluation. is in order at this time. Would your son be cooperative?</p><p> </p><p>From personal experience, I can tell you that our son (out of no where) was making some really bad choices in high school for about 1.5 years and this came up. Some parents we associated with talked about a conservatorship. I never considered it and told my son so. My thought was that he needed to be responsible for his life and the sooner the better. We provided a lot of counseling. He ended up making very good choices for himself and is (knock on wood, lighting a candle, crossing myself, thank God daily) is making outsanding choices today and is a BIG success story.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Our daughter...another situation. She does have a diagnosis and has had one for many years. When we put pressure on her, her situation escalates to the point of hospitalization. We are helping her here and there, but expecting her to help herself too. I see some tiny improvements in the last year, but have concern about the future. At least she is out of the house...big stress relief for me. We have not done a conservatorship, but have considered it. I suppose we see some benefits, but it hasn't been enough to convince us at this time to make it happen.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">I'm looking forward to going to the FA meeting to see what other parents have done in terms of conservatorship and other things. I do know that many there and here have found general comfort in detaching. I do this too and it has really helped me emotionally. We also agreed on the importance of taking time (a few moments even) for ourselves...even when things are going haywire.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Again, I'm sorry for the pain you are experiencing...those difficult days and nights. It sounds like you are making wise choices. That situation with the car and calling the police had to of been very difficult.</p><p> </p><p>Sending prayers and good thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 254016"] Hi and welcome! I'm so sorry that you had to find this place and so sorry about the pain you are experiencing. I am well aware of that "numbness." I use to ask...where does one go after burn out? How wonderful that you are going to a NAMI meeting and that you are consulting an attorney! I've been to those meetings before. They are called an "alliance." They can be helpful. Next week I'm going to a Families Anonymous meeting and I'm really looking forward to it. Your question is a good one. I too think that without a diagnosis, it would be hard to get a conservatorship. It is noteworthy that he had an evaluation three years ago and it looked okay. However, perhaps another evaluation. is in order at this time. Would your son be cooperative? From personal experience, I can tell you that our son (out of no where) was making some really bad choices in high school for about 1.5 years and this came up. Some parents we associated with talked about a conservatorship. I never considered it and told my son so. My thought was that he needed to be responsible for his life and the sooner the better. We provided a lot of counseling. He ended up making very good choices for himself and is (knock on wood, lighting a candle, crossing myself, thank God daily) is making outsanding choices today and is a BIG success story. [COLOR=black]Our daughter...another situation. She does have a diagnosis and has had one for many years. When we put pressure on her, her situation escalates to the point of hospitalization. We are helping her here and there, but expecting her to help herself too. I see some tiny improvements in the last year, but have concern about the future. At least she is out of the house...big stress relief for me. We have not done a conservatorship, but have considered it. I suppose we see some benefits, but it hasn't been enough to convince us at this time to make it happen.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I'm looking forward to going to the FA meeting to see what other parents have done in terms of conservatorship and other things. I do know that many there and here have found general comfort in detaching. I do this too and it has really helped me emotionally. We also agreed on the importance of taking time (a few moments even) for ourselves...even when things are going haywire.[/COLOR] Again, I'm sorry for the pain you are experiencing...those difficult days and nights. It sounds like you are making wise choices. That situation with the car and calling the police had to of been very difficult. Sending prayers and good thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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