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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is my first time posting so didn’t know how to make it Anonymous oops. I’ve had this discussion with my dad on and off for the last ten years. He’s been to residential treatment programs but has trouble with managing his medication and aftercare and it eventually resorts to this. He’s definitely not ‘okay’ but [b]he also doesn’t really want help[/b] and just stays inside all day reading and watching tv. [/quote]

So this is the key part. Any solutions, be they legal action, counseling, and/or medication, require your father to want to change and to want to actively participate. Despite intervention-style entertainment scripts and reality TV shows, thee is no way to talk someone into a change they do not want to make. Your father has to decide three things —he’s tired of the consequences of his actions, he thinks his actions can change his life for the better, and he’s ready to make a change. If the loss of two major romantic relationships and impending foreclosures has not been enough to push him toward making a change, then there’s nothing you can do or say that will make that final push. There’s also no particular reason why your influence would be stronger than your father’s partner’s influence.

I’m sorry. It is so hard to see a loved one suffer. Unfortunately, there’s no way to solve someone else’s problem. We can only help people who are already committed to taking active steps. If for example, you could send in a lawyer to recover money, your dad would still have to get treatment and run his business thereafter.

I sincerely hope your father reappears soon, and I hope some good news is coming for your family.[/quote]

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