Uh, he doesn’t last long on a part-time job before his symptoms display even on high dose of invega trinza long -term shot. His socialization skills at this point are developed and practiced at weekly family gatherings. As for meeting women, I’ve been through that and it didn’t work too well in that he’s been accused of fathering kids and we’ve had to pay for paternity tests to prove he is not the father and not responsible for child support. Also, without a dna test to see whether his schizophrenia is genetic (which is terribly expensive for the reliable ones) I don’t want to encourage him to get girlfriends because it may result in schizophrenic grandchildren that only God knows how they would be supported and cared for.
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I see what you mean. All good points. I think psychiatric drugs are supposed to decrease libido, which is a good thing in this case.
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I thought my brother was the only one with this issue. He’s sent sexually suggestive texts to my sister and was sexually inappropriate to me right before his diagnosis. Idk if it’s part of the illness or not. But it is disturbing. My sis won’t talk to him and I don’t blame her. I won’t be with him in person. It seems to be a line between protecting oneself vs caring for the other. Is there a professional/therapist you can speak to?
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This saddens me as well. I’m pretty sure my son has had intercourse with a girl, only one time, way before he was diagnosed. Other than the one time I know of, I’m sure he’s never had sex again. Poor guy …on the other hand, if he had an actual relationship and sex, pregnancy! What a nightmare that would be!!
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RoseofSharon
Thank you for bringing attention to such a hard topic !!!
1st Im sorry that you have felt so alone with this .Im sure many of us have felt alone around this topic and probably many of our loved ones feel alone in having feelings like these.
With my loved one some odd behaviors have surfaced over the last couple of years recently I’ve been sent inappropriate links to sexual websites . after my lo returned home to my fathers after being homeless for a year there was a lot of what seemed to be gender confusion and sexual preference confusion if that makes since, like some dressing in womens clothes and lot of lewd talk at my father and myself etc. I tried to be reassuring of the confusing parts just that he would be accepted either way . But also set a boundary of what I would be willing to listen to and stated to him if he continued to send inappropriate or be lewd material I would not be able to speak with him any longer.
he seemed to accept this .
Im very fortunate at this point because Im able to do this from a distance and over the phone . again thank you for bringing some space for this topic, and I sincerely hope for you to find a resolution that fits your needs in this situation.
megmeg
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Hi, This is an embarrassing topic to address, but it is good to know I am not alone in dealing with this situation. My 28 year old son with SZ has made many passes at my daughter and myself over the last 5 years. He was diagnosed about 8 years ago. He does it off and on. He has grabbed my butt once and he was yelling sexual things he wanted me to do to him in the car once. I was so shocked and upset that time that I called the police, who couldn’t do anything cuz he stopped. He has numerous times told his sister how attracted he is to her. He had also sent sexual pics of himself to us on our group text. He also sent us pics of his poop! This doesn t happen that often, but I am still disturbed by it and I always wear big clothes around him and he sometimes acts like we are a couple. I am remarried, but sometimes I feel like he wishes I or my daughter were his girlfriend. He is currently unmedicated and he lives walking distance to me, I never really know what to expect him to say or do at this point. It sure is draining to be around him. Of course, he has zero friends, so he acts like we are best friends, which makes me feel so burdened and uncomfortable. My daughter I and keep telling ourselves that it is the illness, not him. Sigh!
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Hello, I was searching the internet and so glad I have found this forum. It is such a painful topic…I am so so sorry that any of us had to go through this …it is so devastating to watch our loved us missing life…I am going through same with my nephew, he is 19 and has been struggling for 3 years, he is already on Clozapine since February, but very lonely no school, no friends, yesterday he tried to kiss me in a mouth and quickly apologized…he seems still in psychosis…I know it isnot him is the illness, but dooes anyone please can share will he ever get back to himself and to see me as his aunt as he used to?What has helped with your loved ones? Thank you
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Welcome to the forum @April2000 . I too found this forum through an internet search years ago when my daughter was still in psychosis. I can only answer regarding her medicine, which calmed delusions she had about sexual abuse from her stepfather. It took about 2 years on the medicine for her to pretty much regain herself, get some control over her voices and get back into a normal working life outside the home. There was continual monthly improvement. Bit by bit she won back a good version of herself. Now she can look back and see her delusions. She still occasionally talks to her voices who she knows have real bodies around the US but speak to her in her mind.
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Thank you so much.Glad for your daughter❤️I also hope that will eventually go away once the right treatment is found.It is so hard.Praying for all our children that suffer so much.
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I hope it will eventually go away too @April2000 . Yes, schizophrenia causes so much suffering. Sigh. Keep surfing past posts on this forum, and also feel free to start your own thread. Many kind and knowledgeable people are on here.
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