My son suffers from hallucinations, paranoia, delusions. This is quite new for him. He’s 17. He believes I’m doing things to him, like, for example, putting drugs in the food. He’s now sitting in the juvenile detention center because he destroyed my apartment because he believes I’m doing these things to him. He’s refusing medication because he truly believes these things are happening to him because I’m doing something to him. I believed by him being away from me, he would still experience the same things and see it isn’t me. How can I get threw to him? I’m lost. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice? It’s greatly appreciated.
@Steph, you might also want to pose this question on the family forum. They generally have more experience with managing a loved one with mental illness.
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i know for me it took hitting rock bottom before I got better. meaning sometimes these things have to pan out before a change can be made. usually it’s no use trying to tell someone they need medicine when they’re manic or psychotic because they’re too far gone at the time.
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he will get tired eventually
Does anyone have a link to the family forum?
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I’m bipolar myself. I went threw bad paranoia. I tried asking myself, what could I have said or asked myself. I’m not coming up with anything. I wanted to ask others with schizophrenia or bipolar to get a better answer. More of a understanding of what he’s going threw. Also, others have there own experiences.
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Yeah, I know you’re also MI. I just thought they might have a perspective we don’t. I personally don’t know how to get through to someone in that state.
Im wondering where his rock bottom is. He’s sitting in the jail for kids right now. He feels safe and protected in there.
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my rock bottom is when I thought the world was ending and i sat on the floor at work and didn’t do anything because my episode was so strong. he will get there. there will be a point where he just gives up and he has no choice but for medicine. I promise.
it took me going to jail too. being psychotic, freaking girls out for going crazy about them, everything.
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