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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not the time to "mind your own business" or "stay out of it"

It's okay to intervene and help them get out of that situation to the best of your ability. I have 2 daughters, if either of them were in the situation your son is in,  I would drive over to pick them up, pack up all their stuff, leave with them on a trip and then take them home with me, and get them into intensive therapy asap. 
This is not to be taken lightly. Their partner is controlling and will not change for good. She is only making small changes right now to control your son. [/quote]

This is exactly what I am sensing. I tried some different non-threatening to the relationship reasons to get some personal space and reflection time, such as quick trip to visit aging grandparents he adores. No bite yet. [b]Hopefully we will find someway for him to better register what his body and emotions tell him feels right[i][/b][/i]. [/quote]

This is not the time for “hopes and prayers” or whatever.

Do you really think that someone who is contemplating suicide should be trusted to believe what their emotions are saying is right? Feelings aren’t facts, and he needs someone with the facts to help him act. [/quote]

True. And yet my son is an adult. If he is not suicidal or threatening harm to anyone imminently, can I detain him and just take him home? He has to agree. [/quote]

What do you assume is not suicidal about “[b] There was evidence of cutting on his wrists and he told a family member he had a suicide plan[/b]”?[/quote]

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