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CANDC · Feb 12, 2021 at 10:55 AM

Hi @laughnotcry - welcome to My Support Forums. I am sorry you are stuck with the situation with your son.

Caregiving as you have said above is not easy. It can totally disrupt your life. Since your son only seems to respond to necessity, from my quick hear of what you face, I would lean toward establishing clear boundaries like have him maintain paying the rent on his apartment and living on his own.

If your son eventually ends up in the hospital, this can be the start of the road to recovery.

Now this may seem out of place, but as a caregiver myself, the most important thing for me to do is self care: support groups like NAMI, exercise online (have links if needed), eating well, sleeping enough to cope with stress, and having a life of my own in the midst of all else that goes on.
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