Posted by Sam Hunter
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Posted by Bill Ryan
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- Never stop communicating. Protect yourself appropriately, but don't remove yourself from kind, sensitive people.
- Always try to do something positive each day, even if it's the tiniest little thing.
- DON'T DON'T DON'T resort to alcohol or drugs (of any kind). They don't help in the long term — at all.
- Try to be active — again, even a little bit. Force yourself to go for a walk every day, even a short one.
- Some supplements help a lot. When depressed or stressed, one can burn up B-vitamins, for instance, really fast.
- Rescue Remedy (sometimes called Crisis Formula) is wonderful. Simple, very inexpensive, and remarkably effective and helpful.
- Sleep can be profoundly healing. Again, DON'T use pharmaceutical solutions. Melatonin works pretty well if one is having trouble getting to sleep. (Try different brands, maybe... many people find some more effective than others.)
Two weeks back, our family discovered that my oldest son, Stephen, was experiencing a pretty heavy psychosis. This is now the second time, the first was four years ago where he ended up being hospitalized for close to a month.
This time, being more experienced with psychosis, he disguised it well until he started cracking up. The family had no clue if we could or should do anything because despite that we implored him to get help (and offered to get him that help) he refused and took off in his car. During this two weeks he has "moved" 5 times due to him becoming angry and belligerent. The last place he landed was at his grandfather's (on his mother's side) home where both the grandfather and his wife use marijuana and take high powered prescription drugs such as oxycontin and hydrocodone. They even gave him some of the pills because (according to them) he would never sleep. Sadly, in cases such as this... these things usually increase the psychosis.
So last Thursday a week ago, he went missing. He has a car which he left in but he left without his cellphone. We heard nothing for two days. Then we heard from his mother (my ex-wife, Mandy) that he had been at his ex-girlfriends house where they called the police on him). We found the jail trail and discovered he was only arrested for outstanding ticket warrants (he had 4 in two different jurisdictions). The good news was that he could not get his hands on alcohol or marijuana or other drugs.
On Sunday he was to be released OR (if Dallas decided to) sent to the Dallas County Jail for the last two outstanding ticket issues. We called the jail on Sunday morning and was told he was released. My son, Anthony, went to look for Stephen. Suddenly there was a knock at the door and it was Stephen. I implored he get help. He refused. But he had nowhere to go as his grandparents "left town" for a week. I told him the only way he could stay with me is if he followed my instructions completely. This is why I quoted your post, Bill.
We all made him feel safe and very much loved... we talked with him much.
We ensured he had zero access to alcohol, marijuana or any other drug.
On Monday I got him the B-12 shot and we loaded up on B vitamins and a men's multi-vitamin.
We fed him and fed him and implored him to sleep. The first night he actually slept 10 hours.
Things were looking good until Wednesday came when he got a hold of some money he was waiting for. He took off in his car and we learned a day later he was right back to smoking weed. He didn't even come home on Wednesday night. Yet Thursday he shows up and promises no weed or drinking or any drugs. Within one hour I discovered him about to smoke weed. I didn't make any scene but I told him he had to go. He begged me not to call the "nut house cops" on him and I really can't bring myself to do it (and at this point he was no longer full blown psychotic)
I got the Rescuee Remedy which sadly arrived after Stephen had left.
But I know it is just a matter of time for Stephen. I pray he doesn't hurt someone or himself. Despite that I am convinced a person like this can't get help unless they truly want it... the dilemma is that if he gets worse (like he was the week before when he went to his ex-girlriends house) and he does end up hurting someone or himself, how can I live with myself knowing I could have prevented this?
I apologize to post this in this thread and if asked, I will move it.
These things cannot be any more serious.
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Yes, my teeth really are rotting out of my head but ironically, I want to smile. I spend much time on my own in nature (bushwalking, 4w driving, sitting by rivers, walking barefoot in streams), the forest and animals have a very supportive energy. I meditate regularly and have recently started directly raising my vibration while meditating allowing me to more easily let go of the pain I'm carrying. It's definitely not easy and the going is slow but I'm gradually feeling better and better.
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