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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Up until this year my son was a typical college student.  He moved home after his second year, and I fear he will never launch.  This could happen to any of your children, it certainly came out of the blue for us (no trauma or family history).

We (he, my spouse and I, plus his psychiatrist) are doing everything we can to find the right balance of medications and therapy.  It's such a difficult road, you cannot even imagine.  The vast majority of those diagnosed with a severe mental illness are no harm to you, your family or your neighborhood.

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You have my deepest sympathy. I worked many years with seriously mentally ill people and I always felt acutely the grief that must be ever present for all involved. When young people descend into serious mental illness they are losing their life, their dreams and hopes altered forever. A good life is still possible, but nothing is ever the same again. We should hold nothing but compassion for everyone in such a scenario, but I know there is instead a great deal of stigma and judgment that such families are met with - and precious few really good mental health care resources regardless of the wealth of the family.[/quote]

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