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Monday, July 16, 2012 SadMom asks

Q: 21 year old needs help

I have a 21 year old son who lives at home with his father whom I have been divorced from for 20 years.  He has not been diagnosed as Bipolar yet as we (his father and I) cannot get him to be seen by anyone.  He has no medical insurance and uses that as his excuse for not seeking help.  He is aggressive, easily agitated, a room rat, can't hold down a job, lives on the computer when he's not sleeping or smoking pot, blames everyone else for his problems, says he can't eat because it hurts his throat and because he says he feels a knot in his stomach and is rail thin as a result.  To top it all off he has said he is suicidal!  I need/want to get him some help but I'm not in a financial position to be able to take him to a doctor.  I have no idea where to turn here in the state of Florida to get him the help I feel he so desperately needs.  If anyone could point me in the right direction or offer any advice it would be so greatly appreciated.

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Marcia Purse, Health Guide
9/16/12 6:01pm

Do you or his father have health insurance? Under Obamacare, he can get on your health insurance until he is 27 or 28.

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7/21/12 10:46am

You can talk to our experts in this site about it. I’m sure they have some info for you. Sometimes they have so much to do that it’s possible they don’t answer all the questions posted here. So go to the recent posts of our experts and post the same question directly to them. I hope you will be able to find a way to help you son.

 

Alex  

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8/10/12 10:35pm

i can share how i got help. i have no finanical support, no insurance, & was suicidal. i had a breakdown & was taken to the ER. thur them i got alot of information to help me. they had a charity to pay my er bill, they sent me to a dr. that the charity thur the hospital paid for. the dr. started me on my new jouney about bieng bipolar, just 3 months ago. i am on meds now & therapy. all from going to the er. i wish the best for you & your son !

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By SadMom— Last Modified: 09/16/12, First Published: 07/16/12