Whatchyaduinyachooch

Whatchyaduinyachooch t1_j6pbz6d wrote

Definitely hard to get an adult - even if it’s your adult child- to take he meds and take them religiously. They don’t have to do it. You can involuntarily commit them but even that can be a problem because you risk alienating them and then after they are released they can stop taking the meds anyway- it’s heartbreaking…

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Whatchyaduinyachooch t1_j6p3g64 wrote

My thoughts exactly. The article also stated that the parents had sort of pulled away from the community. I’m sure they had been dealing with their daughter’s hallucinations and hearing voices (I guess schizophrenia) and that wears on a caregiver- especially a parent. You keep wondering why your child can’t just be happy and unencumbered by such a severe mental illness..so you form a protective barrier around your little family…thinking you’re doing your best but ultimately it actually pulls you down with your child…and there’s no end plus u know at some point your child WON’T have you to take care of their very specific and overwhelming needs. It’s tragic. I understand it though. Such a sad sad story.

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