bb for moms of troubled adult kids?

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-08-2005
bb for moms of troubled adult kids?
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Sat, 01-08-2005 - 12:13pm
hi,i'm new here. i have an adult son suffers from depression. he rarely works, has not had a place of his own in a year because he"sofa surfs"(sleeps at friends' houses).he is angry a lot, and appears to have the mental and emotional maturity of a 14 year old,at least when he's around me. he was prescribed paxel last winter and had a very difficult and scary experience with it and now refuses to investigate any other avenues of treatment. he has a high iq,and learns quickly and easily,but like so many, never applied himself. he has no patience for classroom learning and has not succeeded at several college attempts. he can focus for days at a time on computer projects,and has taught himself to build computers and repair them, and could make a living doing that,but he's just not interested. can anyone direct me to a forum where i can get some support and advice on how to best deal with this? thanks,suz.
iVillage Member
Registered: 11-17-2003
Sat, 01-08-2005 - 8:28pm

Hi Suz,


In addition to the help you can receive at this board, we do have a board called Families and Mental Illness that might be able to give you some support.

IVHealth Ruth Ann
Community Leader/Ask the Health Librarian