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How Are You Feeling Right Now?

I'm ok. It's sort of a holiday today, not mandatory. I tried calling my brother, even though I told myself I'm not calling either my sister or brother until they call me, I think I'd be waiting for months or more if I didn't. Brother must be off work for today as well as Friday. I noticed pics, my sons friend, on FB, my older son isn't on there or has blocked me. I hope he has had a great time at the beach they went to. I had actually thought of going to that beach myself, but it's the busiest beach around where I live. He must have taken his drone to take pictures, I can see how many people are packed in there. Then there was a picture of him with his friends sitting around a fire. I'm happy for him.

Different for my younger. So sad. He's hating me. He does need help. He yelled his unaliving himself, he texted it too, so I did what I felt I had to. I called the police. I just said to myself, I'm staying awake and praying that finally they see through his lies that he's ok and doesn't mean it. He means it. He said he'd < mod edit - method >, and that he was banned from our drug store. I know him, he might have stolen some < mod edit - method >. I got a call back, that didn't go through, even as I was talking to the police the call dropped, i have the worst cell service here. They called back and I explained it all. I noticed later in the early morning that they had tried to call me back.

Then when I woke up my son yelled again on the phone. I assume they saw him and he lies to avoid going to the hospital. He can't smoke weed and that keeps him from getting the help he so desperately needs. I even texted the proof to the officer, he's helpful, I had him before. He said did he say anything in a text, then email it to me. I guess that wasn't even enough? for them to force him at all. They've told me that before, if they drive up to him, ask him how he is, he'll say he didn't mean it and they have to leave him alone. It's a messed up system now.

When I was 20 my sister pulled a real stunt on me. I didn't utter a word of wanting to unalive myself. She lied to police, they forced me and restrained me in a rough way. Why is the system this broken now? They had all the proof they needed, he said I'm going to be mod edit - method > ..... how do they get away from not bringing him to a doctor at the hospital and show the doctor what he said??? I'm angry at the system. I'm not angry at the officer, they have to do whatever their chief says. But I'm angry that even written proof of a plan to kill themself isn't enough??? I prayed for hours, saying please Father, let that doctor see through the lie of my son saying he's ok and get him a bed in a hospital and help. Nope. Just ''I hate you !! '' and way more, yelling through the phone at me this morning. Why? Why did I get help when I didn't even need it, and he doesn't?? It's like our health system is completely broken.

Now that i have my car, my license back after my medical, I'm going to do what this officer said before. I can go to a court in a city near here, and present my proof that my son needs to be in a hospital, then let the judge decide hopefully in my favour that yes my son needs psychiatric care. I could barely function myself this past winter. Now that I'm better I'll do what it takes to help my son, I know he'll hate me for that too, but it's better than him being and feeling alone. I can't have him back here. He assaulted me again. He's wrecked the outside of my car again. I hurt for him, but the more I hear these awful names he calls me, the more I think, but I love you, why can't he see that I tried everything I can to help? He's an adult, I may not live long, then who will help him? I remind him gently that yes I'm his mom and I love him but I won't be here forever to help. He needs to stand on his own 2 feet. I can't give him $, I stopped that long ago, it was food and my couch and no money because he said he knows where to get mod edit - method >. I'm sorry this got long. I need it out of me. I don't get it, I pray earnestly, and my prayers seem to never be heard. I know my son needs to want the help, but i cant think that it's my fault. I did everything i can, and i can't let him back here, I cant support him financially either. I have, then he sells what he gets for weed or drugs. anyone hear that prays, please say a prayer for my younger son. thank you.
 
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AvidFan

Retired Cat Staff
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Well it was soo windy today. I was off from work as a day off, where they closed the local town anyway. I though my roof was going to get blown off, so I was shitting it. I packed a few things together and waited on alert most of the day, ready to do a runner if I needed to. Thought you might find that funny @AvidFan considering I was all cool about the impending storm yesterday.
Hope you are OK now. Yes that is quite funny. I hope if something ever does happen to my house it blows the whole fucking things down so I can just claim on the insurance and stay in a hotel for 6 months. I think I survived unscathed - less so by the other utter shit life has thrown my way today. The shit just literally never stops flying.
 

LumberJack

Honk If You're a Silly Goose
SF Supporter
Why? Why did I get help when I didn't even need it, and he doesn't?? It's like our health system is completely broken.
I don’t pray in the traditional sense. I will instead send wordless compassion that he gets relief from his torment. The way I think this works is that every particle in the material universe behaves like waves if you look close enough, or zoom out very far. Since waves can resonate, or interfere, with one another, the act of radiating wishes for well-being could also amount to subtle vibration sent into the universe. I would consider this new-age woo-woo had I not been studying it. The Tibetans, and probably other cultures have been practicing this for hundreds of years if not a few millennia. My guess is that a tradition that lasts that long must have something good to it.

I don’t think any qualified observer would disagree. Not only is the health care system broken as a whole, but the system for behavioral/mental health is even worse! After the people entrapped in the private prisons, we are the throwaways, the derelicts of society in the USA.
 
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LumberJack

Honk If You're a Silly Goose
SF Supporter
I’m feeling anxious and have intrusive thoughts. Really intrusive, but I can stand it. I suspect that I need to sit down and formulate some goals for the future. I’ve never done that. I have never planned to be alive more than 5 years into the future since I was 18 years old. So it’s not like I have any achievements that I am passionate about. It’s instead a thing to keep me directed when the intrusive thoughts are trying to kill me.
 

Windhover

meandering home
SF Supporter
@Reality Though I'm a failed person myself, I hope it is alright to send thoughts out into the world there that your son gets admitted to a place which helps him heal and find himself. Also, sending thoughts for your healing and that you'll feel safer and less distracted having done what you could for your son. What's happened with him is not your fault. You don't deserve to be yelled at or to take on guilt for this. Though it's not the same situation, I used to feel so guilty and obsessed with regret for not preventing the addictions to alcohol and drugs which killed my little brother. Sometimes there comes a point, way past where you'd thought it to be, where there's literally nothing else you can do but love them. (h)
 
I don’t pray in the traditional sense. I will instead send wordless compassion that he gets relief from his torment. The way I think this works is that every particle in the material universe behaves like waves if you look close enough, or zoom out very far. Since waves can resonate, or interfere, with one another, the act of radiating wishes for well-being could also amount to subtle vibration sent into the universe. I would consider this new-age woo-woo had I not been studying it. The Tibetans, and probably other cultures have been practicing this for hundreds of years if not a few millennia. My guess is that a tradition that lasts that long must have something good to it.

I don’t think any qualified observer would disagree. Not only is the health care system broken as a whole, but the system for behavioral/mental health is even worse! After the people entrapped in the private prisons, we are the throwaways, the derelicts of society in the USA.
Thank you
 
@Reality Though I'm a failed person myself, I hope it is alright to send thoughts out into the world there that your son gets admitted to a place which helps him heal and find himself. Also, sending thoughts for your healing and that you'll feel safer and less distracted having done what you could for your son. What's happened with him is not your fault. You don't deserve to be yelled at or to take on guilt for this. Though it's not the same situation, I used to feel so guilty and obsessed with regret for not preventing the addictions to alcohol and drugs which killed my little brother. Sometimes there comes a point, way past where you'd thought it to be, where there's literally nothing else you can do but love them. (h)
Thank you. This is hard, it's like watching him completely desruct, but unless I stick to not helping him, he wont reach for the help he really needs. we all fail, I'm trying just to motivate myself to go out today. He want;s something for I think he thinks he has pinkeye. I'll go tomorrow, I just cant face outside today. Then I'll bring it somewhere else, I can't have him around here, and tell him where it is. I can bring him a bit of food and drink and set it near the library where he can get it.
 

Aurelia

🔥 A Fire Inside 🔥
SF Supporter
So my hospital experience was absolutely awful. I was scared to death to know what pill to take and to try to discern which side effects would be most tolerable. Ended up getting the worst of them. And there was no real psych unit at that hospital. Are you kidding me? People probably come in all the time with depression and anxiety. How do you not have a psychiatrist on hand???

They were also not compassionate enough and some had a terrible bed side manner. Some were angry and just wanting to finish their shift. And some would lie to your face for hours on end that they can't reach a doctor for you, but when the new nurse comes in, she somehow does it right away. Coincidence? 🤔🤬🤮
 
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AvidFan

Retired Cat Staff
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Sleepy af! I slept 9.5 hours night before last, and literally 16 hours last night into today. I had to force myself out of bed because I had an appointment at 2:30 in the afternoon. Oh well, I’m also too busy trying not to fall asleep on my feet to really worry about anything else.
I envy your sleep capability. You must have all mine I've been getting none at all!
 

Windhover

meandering home
SF Supporter
I'm fighting off some sort of bug. I might skip my workout this afternoon. Bad and sad memories can be pushed out of my thoughts during the day, but they crop back up at night when I'm asleep. Usually I can ignore nightmares and just go back to sleep, but sometimes they're intrusive. Last night's was gruesome. I'll get healthier mentally this half of the year. I will if necessary rip certain person out of my mind.
 

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