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Parents, how did you respond when your adult children stopped medication?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ascending" data-source="post: 762672" data-attributes="member: 29778"><p>I am not in this specific situation as a parent. </p><p></p><p>I am going to make a suggestion or three though. </p><p></p><p>Instead if leaving it to be “casually “ brought up at a dinner (it clearly seems like an unsuitable topic for casual discussion and likely to ruin everyone’s good experience), how about asking to have a time when it is specifically going to be discussed . And a length of time for the discussion. And perhaps some parameters, guidelines for the discussion. Even maybe with a therapist to help talk about it if needed. </p><p></p><p>You clearly are adult enough to know that this is important to your parents. It also obviously important to you. So a special conversation about it seems reasonable. And you may be seen as more mature even to be the one to bring it up. Then once hearing them out and them hearing you. Really listening. I think decision does have to be your decision. Perhaps if there’s any belief in God they could be asked to trust God to help you (and them too) as needed. </p><p></p><p>I got my mother who was worried about my son (relapsing) to pray and give it to God, because her worries were making things worse all around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ascending, post: 762672, member: 29778"] I am not in this specific situation as a parent. I am going to make a suggestion or three though. Instead if leaving it to be “casually “ brought up at a dinner (it clearly seems like an unsuitable topic for casual discussion and likely to ruin everyone’s good experience), how about asking to have a time when it is specifically going to be discussed . And a length of time for the discussion. And perhaps some parameters, guidelines for the discussion. Even maybe with a therapist to help talk about it if needed. You clearly are adult enough to know that this is important to your parents. It also obviously important to you. So a special conversation about it seems reasonable. And you may be seen as more mature even to be the one to bring it up. Then once hearing them out and them hearing you. Really listening. I think decision does have to be your decision. Perhaps if there’s any belief in God they could be asked to trust God to help you (and them too) as needed. I got my mother who was worried about my son (relapsing) to pray and give it to God, because her worries were making things worse all around. [/QUOTE]
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