Dear Cheri:   Your problem with your son is one of confrontation and your contact with him may " fit in " to the illness that he seems to have.     Hallucinations in schizophrenia are often supported and interwoven with delusions or false beliefs.      I am not a health - care professional but I have advised care -givers like yourself on several occasions in the Family to Family course offered in the small city where I live.    If I were to give you advice, based on my own experiences, it would be to just be his friend.           Until a health - care professional is involved with him, I would remain neutral.      It is unlikely that you can convince him that he is unwell.    I don't know anything about forced hospitalization laws where you live but you might consider that an option.   Sincerely,   Don Fraser