Reply to Would you kick out an adult child with depression?

Forum Index » Family Relationships

Reply to "Would you kick out an adult child with depression?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a very hard call to make unless you're in the situation.  People will say kick the person out since they're not contributing; other people will say how could you be so heartless--depression is an illness and it can't be controlled.

For me, the line is a willingness to seek treatment or not.  The person may be sick but there is treatment and medication.  To live in my house and not contribute, you have to contribute by helping yourself.[/quote]

What if they are unwilling to seek treatment or they do not see the need, you kick them out and their mental health becomes even worse. This could have disastrous consequences. For them as well as for you and the extended family.[/quote]

Right. Also as somebody who has experienced major, life-threatening depression, I know just how hard it is to get treatment. It isn’t like seeing a doctor for knee pain. Mental health treatment is complex and often doesn’t even work. People say “get therapy” without even realizing how difficult it is to find a therapist when you have crippling depression.

If somebody had severe depression I would treat it like any other severe illness and I would never kick them out.

If I felt like I was enabling the depression by making their life too easy, I would help them to find other arrangements. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics