My 30 yo son became very depressed three years ago, after his favourite uncle passed away. Then, he tried to kill himself, and spent 3 days in hospital. They put him on anti-depressants, and then after a while he refused all meds and help. (He lives at home, and has never held a real job, and is on SSD ... long story, but was a preemie with mild CP).

A year ago. he ended up in hospital for 2 weeks on a hold. He had called police and told them his Dad & I were trying to poison him. He was in his room with loaded gun! They came (we were shocked, no idea this was going on) and took him to hospital. They said he was severe depression with psychosis. After getting out, he went to Psy. Dr. appts and was on meds a short time, because he came to conclusion there is nothing wrong with him.

My dear son has never been right since. He gets weird ideas about things...such as his car is not really his car, thinks someone is taking things out of his room, etc. Sometimes a glint of the "real him" comes thru, but he is not the same. He has only 1 friend (and does not trust that friend anymore), keeps to himself in his room, and stays up all night then sleeps into the day.

I know there have been some messed up things that happened, such as someone vandalized a car we had gotten him (in our own driveway), but we had installed surveillance cameras, and it is not a problem anymore. He switches his interests constantly, and ..... I don't know why I am rambling like this!

I try to talk to him about going back to counselor again, even tell him we can get a new one, but he is insistent that there is nothing wrong with him. It breaks my heart and I don't know what to do. If he were not at home, he would be on the street.

They said, both in hospital and afterwards at the Psychiatrist, that it is severe depression with psychosis. How can this be? What do I do to help him???

Thank you for listening.