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Willa

posted 03/17/2009, comments (11)

My daughter has schizoaffective disorder, meds are not working, where do I go from here?

I have a daughter with schizo-affective disorder. She is only 20, but has had psychotic symptoms since 9th grade. She spent most of her senior year of HS going in and out of the hospital. She has been on every med and combination thereof, and was mixing and matching herself for a while. I wound up keeping her meds in a lockbox, but she had a... Read more Chevron

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hi my real name is veronica "alisza" is my middle name haha

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posted 03/03/2009, comments (6)

cant think about others now

i was laying a bath full of hot steamy water, listening to my music, the thought popped into my mind that this was my time, time to go, time to die, yes i have been taking my meds, but something led, me to this point in life, where it all seemed worthless, it is my time, i thought of ways to do it, ways i could escape life, flee from my troubles,... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/01/2009, comments (3)

adolescent versus adult treatment options

what do you do when your child is seventeen and a half, schizophrenic, and you are a single parent? Are you forever tied to the same cycle of caring for them in between hospital stays, or is there another way for them to become independant and live a semi-normal life? What does the future hold after their eighteenth birthday?

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posted 02/28/2009, comments (7)

Things are looking up.

Last week my husband and I took Adam to look at 2 Residential Treatment Centers. It was eye opening. The first one was definitely not a fit. The Therapist that showed us around talked to us in front of Adam as if he weren't there. Adam was becoming very agitated. By the end, I asked him if he knew why we were considering this option for our son.... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/17/2009, comments (2)

10 Tips for Supporting a Family Member with Schizophrenia

Learn More: One of the most challenging and frustrating aspects of schizophrenia derives from a lack of knowledge and understanding. Quite simply, the more you learn, the easier it becomes to understand and explain what is happening and why. Although good progress has been made, schizophrenia still isn't fully understood, so don't try searching... Read more Chevron

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