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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Morning All 👋💕
Looks to me like there is a need for this thread, to help bring together parents who know the pain of having adult kids who are struggling with mi conditions.
I will tag a few of our regulars to get some discussion going, but please feel free to tag others in, and add resources as you find them.
Cheers - F&H
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
I am so sorry one of your bds is going through something similar but also relieved they are not at all like their father and it will be done with the utmost care and integrity - that I have no doubt they have learnt from you and that is something to be very proud of.
The other bds will need to find their own way and their own feet in all this - as painfulas that would be for you as their mother at the end of the day you can only guide and love them so far and the rest they unfortunately have to find out for themselves. Hopefully that will also make them stronger but not for one minute do I think that will be an easy or short road to travel. Hopefully s2bx departing so suddenly and leaving your kids in the dark and on their own (apart from you of course) will be the undoing of him and they will truly see him for what he is. It is often hardest to see what is right in front of you until it is no longer there - so very much hoping this is the case for your kids also.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Thank you @Zoe7 .... 💞💞💞🦋
Hi and welcome to the forums @Louise69. There are many people here feeling the same way, even if the reasons are different - it's all to do with mental health issues, and so much better to be with others who hear, feel and understand.
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LinnyLouNew Contributor
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
Great thread @Faith-and-Hope
It appears I found it 12 months ago but didn't have the knowledge to subscribe...I have now x
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
❤️ @Anastasia
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MumOCasual Contributor
Thank you for starting this topic. Literally I was looking for it.
Having an unwell adult child and also living under the same roof is very difficult. My son will be 30 in 2 months and nothing much i can do to convince him to get help. However knowing that i am not alone in this "world" is comforting.
Hope everyone is doing Ok at the moment 🙏
MumO
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Hi and welcome to the forums @MumO .... 👋
@Anastasiato respond to your query on another thread, we have only worked with one psychiatrist, and that was for one of my 'baby dragons' when we were still living predominantly in the west. It was our family GP
who referred us. Other than that we have been working with counsellors, paychologists, a psychotherapist, and doctors.
it was me who has been seeing the psychotherapist, trying to understand how the ex turned into someone I don't know before my eyes across a couple of years, and she introduced me to NPD. Then there is work to do to find out if you're a co-dependent and carrying baggage from your childhood. Anyway, that's my journey as a carer ......
Do you think a psychotherapist could support your son ? Maybe in conjunction with a psychiatrist because psychotherapists don't prescribe medications, unless they are also a psychiatrist.
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
Thank you @Faith-and-Hope I will do some research 💕
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
👍 @Anastasia ....
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