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Bipolar adult son refuses any mental health treatment - help
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@frouke how did you manage life with him having this illness? Is your husband still with you? I find it so hard dealing with our 32 yr old son with bipolar 1. He takes his medication and does therapy but still is not the person he used to be, and sometimes has relapses when the drugs stop working and has to try something else. It’s horrible. I don’t see things getting better, only worse.
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@bewildered , I stayed with him for several years but getting the care he needed was difficult, in Canada where I live they were closing many hospitals and the patients were abandoned or they chose to live on the streets. He was from the UK and the care for mentally disabled people there was amazing by comparison and he had lots of family there to support him, eventually he went back home and was well looked after, they didn’t give him pills, instead he was given injections twice a month along with therapy. We stayed in touch for years until he died 8 years ago. It’s much harder to get help in my country because our medical system is very different from the US, there’s more to offer and lots of doctors to choose from, truly enviable. I do have to say that sadly you never get back the person that they were before the illness, the most you can hope for is that they take their medication and try to get involved with therapy, I realize that it’s not very easy for you because he’s your child and you always feel responsible for him, a mother’s bond is very strong, I truly hope that you will find peace with him given time, amen.
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I am so sorry to see your struggle. I know different medicines snd therapies can be tried when one thing does not work ( or stops working ) - but it all takes so much time and trial and error. Regarding personality - My son is himself at times, and someone else at other times. I love him through it all - but it is challenging at times. I am thankful your son is accepting help. That is amazing. Because from that point on at least there is a chance. I am handling this on my own - my husband passed away 9 years ago. If my son chooses to at least acknowledge there is a problem and would be open for help - we would be on the same team to helping him to a full life. Since he refused this he has decided to walk away. NAMI and the crisis center - as well as autobiographies of those who have survived it, and research - has helped me feel grounded …. Information helps me feel settled by knowing that I’m not living this struggle alone . Again, thank you for your reply. And let us hope all will get better. That is my wish for you.