Heroin meth and mental illness

#41

There are several good shelters in my county and many offer programs and help. Your son hopefully will do well in the shelter near you. I think anyone with mental illness mostly needs some kindness and understanding and non threatening communication. It may help him a lot for you to make sure he knows you love him and he can call you and you hope he can stay off the drugs.

#42

Thank you so much. Yes, we have a good shelter here too but we took him there and didnā€™t want to stay. He wanted to come home, we said no, because of drug use. Feel heartbroken and so worried now donā€™t know where heā€™s at. I keep checking his Facebook and nothing and nothing on the police media report. Guess Iā€™m crazy when heā€™s home and also when heā€™s not. Just feel sick and heartbroken.

#43

Iā€™m so sorry you are going through this.

#44

I hope he is as safe as possible.

#45

I hope you can do something kind for yourself to feel a bit better.

#46

@gvgirl Iā€™m thinking of you and your son. This disease is absolutely heart breaking. Take care of yourself.

#47

Thank you so much, I appreciate it.

#48

@Gvgirl I am SO sorry you are having to go through this. It just brings tears to my eyes. It seems that you canā€™t let him stay at home not only because you have necessary boundaries, but that also would not help him! The hope I can offer is that I know of several situations where individuals with SZ hit bottom (including jail, drug use, etc.) who eventually got and accepted help and are doing quite well last I knew. I pray that will be what happens for your son, and that he will be safe until then. Persons with such illnesses can be incredibly street-savvy and able to survive. Take care of yourself as best you can.

#49

Thank you so much for your encouragement and hope. I pray he is safe too. Itā€™s torture not knowing where he is or if heā€™s ok.

#50

I worried so much when my daughter was missing 2 years ago that I was almost sick with anxiety. It turned out she was safe and happy the whole time, while I was worried sick. I sort of adopted the ā€œno news is good newsā€ attitude when she disappeared the 2nd time, and later when she was hospitalized by the police (when I didnā€™t know sheā€™d been hospitalized and she didnā€™t call to talk to me). She was fine. I hope your son is fine and you can relax sometimes even while not knowing where he is.

#51

Thank you so much for sharing your story with me and Iā€™m glad your daughter was okay but sorry for your worry and heartache. Our thoughts can make us sick, canā€™t they?

#52

Yes, the mind is a strong thing, I often wonder how much of our ills are self created by our own minds.

#53

I wonder that too, very high percentage I think.