I share a house with a close friend. Her ex husband who had schizoaffective also lives with us as we fear that he would end up on the street otherwise. He believes that he is a general commanding a space star fleet and has never been medicated. He does not want to take medication due to the paranoia and being 100% in his delusion.
Can you give me any advice or guidance on getting him to take medication? He is sixty and yells boom over and over all day blowing up space ships in his head. Not much quality of life in my opinion.
He believes that most food is contaminated due to ocd and paranoia. His eyeglass prescription no longer works, he won’t hardly leave that house and definitely won’t see a doctor.
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Schizophrenics often believe they’re being poisoned when they’re in psychosis. My friend always thinks it’s in their milk. The best thing you can do is try to build trust with them and general kindness. Offer to go grocery shopping together and he can open all his own food when he gets home or something like that or if its extreme a mini friendge in his room? Ask them what their goals are how they want to achieve them in the future and build from there without judgements and hopefully one day they will realize getting medicated can help them achieve these. Beat of luck it’s a tricky ride and you’re both being very helpful letting him live there!
If you are successful with the medication let me know. I’ve been having this issue with my 34 year old son since the age of 25. He refuses to take medication, see a doctor (he trusts no one), and doesn’t not believe he has schizophrenia. His delusions are mainly religious in nature and at times he believes he is god. He is horrible during his psychosis and it’s always directed at me. At times I’ve wanted to get him out of my home and somewhere where other people can intervene. He won’t listen to me and has zero respect in the house. I don’t want him homeless. He is my oldest son and I love him.