Hi, donnapr,
I live with and try to help a 27 yr old man who suffers from schizoaffective disorder and is bipolar. Have not managed to make a lot of difference in his internal life, but he believes that i have, as do his mother and father. The family was disintegrating, so i can here to see if I could help out. Mostly, I have managed to get the family into a position of relative non-conflict. At this point he feels as do I that he needs a social life. He needs to meet people instead of hanging out in his camper and playing video games, but it is hard for him to do. He finds it very taxing to interact with people. I am looking for a support group for him and others suffering from schizophrenia, schizo-affective, and/or bipolar challenges. He met a girl at a CSU who had similar problems and they seemed to have helped each other a bit while there, so i was hoping i could find others with whom he could relate. You can contact me at mettanatman@hotmail.com