Parents Supporting Unwell Adult Children

Good idea @Faith-and-Hope.

Thank you for tagging me @Faith-and-Hope

I am sad and exhausted atm. Feeling like a whipping post. Need to make a few statements to son when he wakes and drive him to pdoc this afternoon. His gf is coming over for next 2 weekends.

I dont have black and white views about who has an illness or not. Perhaps I should have cared less, but I cannot change that part of me.

thanking you for tagging me @Faith-and-Hope

hello @Tufftimes , @Appleblossom , @Smc

love my step children soo much , and love to help them more xoxo

Thank you @Faith-and-Hope I love my children all 3 of them but with my son2 inparticular I get so emotionally exhausted. I dread sometimes him coming up to me as I know he will more than likely start talking his schizo talk and I get so tired dealing with the madness day in and day out but I love him unconditionally none the less.

Sometimes I just don't know what to do.

Hearing you re managing madness in the home and with love. No easy answers Bella.

@Bunniekins

It does take time to rebuild when you hit rock bottom as a carer @Tufftimes ...... taking care of yourself in all the little ways you can helps. We often begin to crumble in increments, and it can take a while to understand we can rebuild in increments too ...... gently, gently. Raising boundaries where we can is important too, so our sandcastles don’t continually wash away, so to speak. We need to create a little bit of space around us, a bubble in which to function for ourselves, as ourselves.

Hi @Jezza_au and @catwar . This is a new thread for parents who are caring for adult(ish) kids with mi struggles. Sometimes it can really help to hear from others about what they do to cope, and how they look after themselves along with the challenges of caring for their kids.