I’m looking for a support group to help me navigate this diagnosis. I’ve been aware of the t for the past 3 years however the episodes as of recent have really impacted my home and family stability. I don’t know how to have him homeless since he can’t return back to our home after he leaves the psych hospital. I don’t know how to feel. Guilty? Boundaries? Idk
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This forum has a lot of support and information but you might also want to look into getting into a NAMi support group if you’re in the U.S.A. Being in a physical group that is peer led or run by professionals can be a big help. Here is some info on housing:
You can try to help him but you have to look out for yourselves too.
Thank you so much for the information. I just signed up to start a group session/class and started looking at the housing toolkit. I just watched it’s a beautiful mind. It’s been years since I watched it. It’s so heartwarming and so heartbreaking. It’s so traumatic for everyone. To be in the mind of delusions and then to be the support system that can’t truly reach the full logic. The inconsistency in taking meds. I understand the why now but the consequences of reoccurring episodes that just get worse are overwhelming. My bf doesn’t remember what happened afterwards and then seems short because he almost doesn’t believe it happened because he doesn’t remember. We all need support on this forum and resources to keep are heads up for themselves and ourselves.
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I want to watch that film again its been a while 
I signed up for the nami support group class tonight and no response. I feel so discouraged. My bf is in the psych ward and just doesn’t see he is having a issue.
Did you call them or sign up online? Their offices should be open Monday, maybe give them a call and see why they didn’t respond.
Anosognosia, or lack of insight into ones disease, is common in schizophrenia, it is not willful denial of their disease it is just the brains inability to see something is wrong with them. There is a book that deals with this whole subject and tells how to help someone in this state: I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help!: How to Help Someone Accept Treatment by Xavier Amador, Ph.D. The book introduces the LEAP method—Listen, Empathize, Agree, Partner—a communication approach to help build trust and encourage someone with anosognosia to accept treatment without confrontation.
I suffered from anosognosia early on in my disease and I was living in a house for schizophrenics at the time and was severely ill but couldn’t see it. I thought the problem was with everybody else and that I was fine. For me, within a few short months it dawned on me that something was drastically wrong with me and I realized I was diagnosed with schizophrenia and living in the house for a reason. I suffered from psychosis for a few more years but the point when I realized I was sick was a turning point in my recovery from the illness.
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Cure SZ has a Sunday evening support group- I attend AlAnon meetings the program helps me learn how to manage difficult situations and challenges! Wishing you the best .
If low income, he can apply for section 8, housing