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Old Feb 02, 2015, 10:26 PM
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Hi everyone, I'm a newb here. I'm going through a tough time with my b/f, who ran away to Cali almost a month ago. (We live in Mass.) He has been diagnosed with bipolar, but I think he may also have schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. He has been struggling with delusional thoughts and hallucinations for 1 1/2 years now (maybe more). He has been hospitalized before, and it helped the delusions for a while. He was hospitalized last Aug. but refused the thorazine and hid the delusions from his doctors. Now he refuses any hospital or treatment. He has stopped taking his meds. He thinks he is becoming a god, is immortal, and he is meant to bring about the apocalypse (scary stuff...) He thinks the citizens of the city where he is have been replaced with secret agents, and that practically everyone in his life (including me sometimes) are also secret agents. He has been homeless in Cali for almost a month now, and a couple days ago, he told me he now believes the food that he gets at the shelters is drugged. I don't know how much more of this I can take. , and I worry that the longer he goes without his meds and A.P.s, the harder it will be to bring him back to reality and get him home. The police and mental health dept both say is that all we can do is wait until the delusions get so bad, that he admits himself. I think that's insane, and the waiting is starting driving me mad. The chances of him admitting himself into the hospital are slim to none. His parents have looked into Section 12 in Mass. but it does no good in Cali. I am a proactive person, and I need to do something! I am worried sick and beyond frustrated with the system! I fear that the longer he goes without treatment, the harder it will be to bring him back to reality. I am all for protecting the rights of people, but what are loved ones supposed to do when a person is incapable of making their own decisions, and it's a matter of life and death??? There has to be something that we can do. There just has to be. Has anyone been in a similar situation? And if so, how did you handle it? Of course, any feedback or insight would be helpful.

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Old Feb 03, 2015, 08:23 AM
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Old Feb 04, 2015, 01:19 AM
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Miguel'smom - thank you very much for the form! I spoke with the dept of mental health again today and they said he is considered gravely disabled because he may not be eating. The next challenge is finding him. Like I said, he's been homeless since he arrived in Cali. He doesn't stay in one place for long. But at least now, we have a plan instead of just waiting and praying. thanks again!
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