I will have to check into that. How exactly do you “force meds”? I leave for work before he is up and often get home late. I really just want him out of my house. I will miss the peace that I am having right now. My son phoned his father last night and he still does not think he needs meds. He ended up hanging up on him, cuz his father was encouraging treatment. SZ is horrible.
Basically the judge orders that they must take meds or they will go to jail. How much support you have for that in your local legal system can vary greatly. Often, as in the case of @oldladyblue 's daughter, they must show up for a monthly injection or they will be picked up and taken to jail. There is usually a time limit - like its a sentence- such as “they must take forced meds for 2 years”.
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It would be really nice if we in this group could get together for coffee and talk some time people and family just want to stay away from you if they know that your loved one has schizophrenia they don’t want to know you. I hear the word mental and schizo.
This comes from family and friends
I hate that word schizophrenia I wish they would change it. I wonder how my son must feel when he hears this .
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It would be very nice for us all to get together. Only those of us that are living this life can understand this life. Friends and family don’t truly understand what this disease does and how it effects EVERYTHING in our lives.
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I have been trying to use “neurodiverse” more. @Maggotbrane had suggested, when I use it, the response has been pretty positive.
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I’ve had my struggles hearing Schizo in younger circles as the equivalent to older generations saying crazy. And I’ve noticed a new trend where some use the full word Schizophrenia for people with obvious psychotic symptoms. Not sure if they got checked for using Schizo as a slur or the intent is to differentiate between the two. Millennials and younger generations seem careful to avoid slurs of many types in favor of self-reporting or speculating specific lesser diagnoses or identities in less stigmatic ways. So their use of Schizo really sticks out to me.
Personally I’d prefer if they went back to crazy for generic unconventional behavior and avoided using diagnoses altogether unless there’s self disclosure. I mostly use “diagnosed” without being specific in this forum, because I feel it’s less important to split hairs about diagnoses than focus on effective treatment.
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Psycho is also a term that you hear a lot. A popular singer put out a song a few years ago called “Sweet but Psycho,” resurrecting the tired, misguided trope of “crazy” people, usually women, being particularly sexy because they are presumed to lack inhibitions.
My very intelligent friend complains that, throughout his life, people have called him stupid and sometimes spoken to him as if he were a child, or developmentally delayed. It’s just one more layer of the humiliation and stigma people with SZ face.
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Hi Tippy,
I have only just seen your thread and was flicking through to see what US state you were in. I think Marchment Acting is your best bet. You need court ordered treatment in a long term facility. I am in the UK but currently estranged from my wife who is in Florida and in a not incredibly stable state. I am beginning to regret not going for a Marchment a few months ago. I think you need to get some scores on the doors. The Baker Acts will just mean he keeps getting picked up, made a bit less mad for a few days, but not receive any longer term therapy to deal with the root cause of the issue. He has an advantage over many as he has parents that want him well.
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Thank you for your reply. I have also checked into the Marchment Act. They can force him into treatment, for 2days or 200 days. My son is allowed a public defender and can fight it. It seems to be a risk that can come with a lot of expense. What if I hire a lawyer and he only goes for 2 days? This is crazy.