What to do when your parents kick you out?

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Hello,

I have schizophrenia with negative symptoms since I am 22, now I am 29.
I tried suicide twice thinking I am Jesus.
I can’t keep a job for more than a month, I just rage quit without even telling anyone at the job.
They called me and I said I don’t want to work anymore.

Now my parents asked me to leave the house, they said I am useless and that I am faking my illness. They said mental illness doesn’t exist. They don’t want me if I don’t work even if I give them all the money I can receive from the government. I am helping people online with their computers for free since I quit my job. I can’t do anything else.

Now I am in Canada Quebec and I don’t know what to do other than asking my psychiatrist. I hope my parents will let me stay until my psychiatrist appointment.

Were any of you in the same situation?
What would you do?
Is there affordable houses for schizophrenics and would the government pay some of the rent?
I would like to live alone in peace.

Thanks

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I am in the USA. The financial support system here is cumbersome and often insufficient. I imagine it is much the same for Canada.

Do you have a counselor or social worker?

You could try talking to your parents. Maybe a counselor or social worker would facilitate that discussion?

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Thanks for the reply,

I don’t have a social worker but I will ask my psychiatrist about it in two weeks. The psychiatrist referred me to a place that find jobs for mentally ill people but I failed many interviews then found a job by my self in computers; I lasted a month until I bursted.

I will post after my psychiatrist appointment.
Thanks for the info.

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It sounds as if you are not faking your illness. Maybe your parents need a bit of education?

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The psychiatrist said I have negative symptoms and that there is no perfect medication for schizophrenia. I am taking Latuda and Wellbutrin its helping positive symptoms but not negative and cognitive symptoms. I have 0 motivation, apathy and anhedonia (lack of pleasure). The doctor wrote those on my diagnosis and to the place that finds jobs for the mentally ill.
Without medication I start hallucinating and hear voices with religious and persecutory delusions sometimes I fight with my brothers because I am jealous of them. Also without the meds I become catatonic for a couple of minutes and suicidal.

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My parents mentality, being middle eastern, is different. They don’t believe in mental illness, they say I am sick because I don’t pray to Jesus and that Jesus can heal me. That’s why I have religious delusions.

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I am sorry that your parent is not supporting. I hope you will get additional help soon.

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Thanks for the reply!

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Here we have subsidized housing. You can make it on a SSI check, or for wherever you are.

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Thanks! I will check that out.

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I think it’s best that you move out if your parents think such things. I believe other people in canada can get help paying for housing if you have a disability.

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