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This is a great episode !

Your storage unit for his son is so tidy. My son's belongings are multiple, stacked up and disorganized. Looks just like his apartment. I'm still paying for this locker which I hope this IS the last year and I will throw everything out, once the courts decide to take what they want to help pay for his restitution.

New to the site. Thanks for being here.

Happy and Peaceful New Year! Thank you so much for your podcasts. They really help. I wish we could speak.

17 minutes in, no mention of what meds he's on....

I would encourage this panel to research Targeted Individuals (TI). Also get a Bible and read, preferably NKJV. In the Bible voices were demons and they were casted out of the person. I've seen it happen. I have an adult child with this.

“At this point, if you still got that ideological mindset of no forced treatment no matter what, then you don’t really care about these people.” Yes, that’s right, Eric. Well said! THANK YOU for being a voice for those too sick to know they are sick. Your work at NSSC (National Shattering Silence Coalition) is crucial for spreading awareness to the peer community, the ACLU and the disability rights groups. Giving the peer with lived experience on the more severe spectrum of mental illness perspective is a rare opportunity.

SMI they have to be endanger to themselves and others I know I went threw it with my son I feel like now I'm not alone

This was an excellent episode 👏 (worth listening to twice) Particularly enjoyed the focus on the inability to help the sickest among us until they are a harm to society or themselves...it should never be allowed to escalate to this level And I agree that the phrasing of how we discuss these folks and the issue in general is very important. It essentially allows severe mental illness to be swept under a rug...which is obviously not acceptable Thanks as always for raising awareness ❤

I just found this podcast last night

Courage, passion, tools to make changes in the Mental Health system.....you nailed it, Randye, in reference to Mr. Stettin. Superb episode.

My sons dillusions was really bad

There’s a non drug cure. Dialogic Practice. Open Dialoge. It’s not a disease. There’s an unsaid thing. When it’s said that person is healed. I’m so sick of parents who talk about their problem childz’s flawed genes or chemical imbalances. Those theories don’t hold up. Parents who get attention and organize their lives around being a victim of their sick kids bad genes or brain defects. The DSM is discredited.

Thank you Mindy! I am a person of color and have dealt with this since 2016 having an adult daughter with agnosia (she has diagnosed schizophrenia and bipolar dealt with drug induced psychosis). It's been a journey for my family. My husband and I and her 3 children that we raise.. and for our son who is affected as well. I would love to share anytime!

3:50 - My son doesn't admit his illness - I have found the book "I'm not sick. I don't need help" by Xavier Amador to be very helpful because some serious mental illnesses seem to preclude mentally ill people from recognizing their illness like others can. 5:30 - The medications seem to help clear up the brain's ability to see what is happening in the disordered brain.

Are there any in Kc mo ? I have a 22 son with schizophreniaform a year ago just had second psychosis

This story is so familiar to our story. Truly hoping things improve for you and the folks leaving comments. We lost our son after eight years of severe, persistent illness. It is a hell no one else can relate to unless you have been through it, or are going through it.

Amazing. I love your podcast, every episode. I downloaded Darrell's 6-pg psychosis and psychotic illnesses guide which was so helpful! Thank you <3

Can you lovely ladies post a breakdown of all the legal laws on the books for treating mental illness and addiction state by state? I’m working on a petition for families to challenge ‘the right to self determination’ I believe it is and should be the right and responsibility of families and friends to have a say in treatment, after all when something goes wrong families are the first to be blamed. I lived in France and became well aware of their healthcare system both private and public. It’s very interesting that they got the memo that a persons brain becomes incapacitated leaving them unable to ask for the care they obviously need; in other words they don’t leave the sick on the street because they see that as cruel, they wouldn’t leave an accident victim laying on the sidewalk bleeding out in shock waiting for them to answer the question…’Do you want help!’ It’s a very interesting approach I’d recommend a trip out there to see first hand how they handle it!

Thank you, a very interesting and educational podcast (as usual).

One of the solution is Ytube tammy brown Micro Consciousness and Healthcare

He is correct about NAMI and they also charge to be a member. At least they did when I went for my son.

Just know that I love you and thank you Ladies for speaking about our story as moms and for understanding…❤️❤️❤️

I can't believe there are people out there that believe this isn't a medical brain disorder. Antipsychiatry movement. What a joke!

So interesting, just ordered Darrell’s book ! I wonder what medication he is thriving on ?

My experience with early psychosis is my emotions were heightened and stronger than needed or was comfortable. Instead of being annoyed and disappointed I became livid. Or if content and happy I became exstatic. The ill brain goes to extremes. A well person needs some paranoia so they don’t become pushovers to other people’s motives. A paranoid SZ person goes to extremes. So yes an ill person is not negotiating reality. I knew I had psychosis but spent over a year in and out it. Then I asked my husband to get help from our insurance. It took 4 months for an appointment. I did not like the psyche nurse or the med. after a year I waited to see if psychosis would come back My thoughts became too fast. So I found a new person and chose my own med. was able then to go back to work for 25 years. Now retired. If anyone finds out my history I am shunned though without knowing people are fine with me I have a relative who had a failed suicide attempt and was arrested since in 17 states suicide attempts are illegal. They spent a month in a country psyche hospital, the insurance ran out and a day later was successful dying by suicide. Going to the hospital is not everything.

Really good podcast!

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This was perfect timing to hear this. I have a daughter no contact for 3 Years her choice. This video gives me a sense of hope that I am not alone. She has no polar and schizophrenia plus addiction issues....

Thank you SO much for bringing this conversation to the forefront! This is SO needed. . . the MH system needs change! I'm very thankful for the three of you being a light in the midst of darkness that many of us have gone through. Everyone's story is different and I appreciate how you've extracted the themes here, Randye. I also agree with Judith's summary & take-aways from her perspective. All of what you shared applies on some level with family relationships. For all who have shared on this episode, thank you for speaking out and letting others know "you're not alone."

Wow!! this is amazingly helpful, Randye, Mindy, and Miriam. You are amazing moms and making a HUGE positive impact for others who are struggling. I just now shared with one of my colleagues. Keep up the great work you're doing!!

Thank you so much for a uniq and helpful podcast.

A fantastic video for family and loved ones on how to make choices about this difficult issue! Muchas gracias!!

Heartfelt and informative episode.....in the same boat with all of you. Been in a swath of anxiety lately about what's to come in January. Will the new administraton cut anything that helps my son? And a personal sadness.....everyone needs a hug now and then? Do any of your affected children allow you to hug them? Zilch here.

Thank you again. The guilt factor of not being able to have my schizophrenic daughter living with me since she attacked me, is overwhelming. The revolving door of this odyssey has left me feeling utterly depleted. It is helpful to know I’m not alone in this sorrow. Your mission to help and heal other mothers in the struggle is truly phenomenal. If I could jump through the screen and hug you all, I’m afraid I may never release my grip-of-gratitude. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Why do not doctors consider that criminals are using high technology radio-type weapons to transmit voices ?

I identify with you ladies as I am a Mum with an adult child who was diagnosed with this. She is a mother with three children. It is devastating.

Thank you all. Praying for you and your family. 🙏🙏

I have schizophrenia and I am a very lonely person.I just found this podcast and I am hoping this will give me my life back.Part of the problem is that during the Clinton administration funding for mental health facilities was cut so rather than going to hospitals people started being put in jail were they are not equipped to deal with mental illness.

I just finished watching it and I'm crying. This is very moving and really shows what it not only looks like but what it FEELS like to have an adult child with serious mental illness. My son has schizophrenia. Lately, he's been saying things like he's a loser and that we never should have had kids because of how he is. This completely breaks my heart! 💔 He's been sick, well, diagnosed since 2013.

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My daughter is 35 is diagnosed this year I’m in California need help . Doctors will not talk to me.

Is Doromind only for clozapine users?

clozapine saved my life!

What does Dr. Laitman think about the new drug released last month, Cobenfy, since it also does not act on Dopamine receptors?

Oh Randye, what you described here sounds beyond challenging. You are so strong and smart and have a deep well of support from your husband, daughter and dear friends. My heart goes out to your son, he's clearly suffering greatly. Virtual hugs to you ❤

Please offer any help or suggestions or experience. My 40 year old son has been on 500mg clozapine, 6mg invega, lithium and lamictal. We think he is experiencing clozapine induced myoclonus. Jerky hands movement and jerky legs. Dr. says it is not TD. Any experience with this. Worried that he would have to find an alternative to clozapine. Thank you so much, I would so appreciate a word from you wise women. Susan

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