What do you do when your child has obvious mental health problems but they are in denial and are over 18?

do not intervene unneccesarily

your presence will be felt

your child has its own life to run



some parents do a lot, say a lot, the children follow the parent and sometimes to the point of worship



even worse some use fear to energize thier child and force somekind of overcoming of resistance



only the worst parents have bad reputations with thier children





remember you are facilitating your child's process

it is not your process

do not intrude

do not control

do not force your own needs and insights into the foreground



if you do not trust your child's process, he or she will not trust you



imagine that you are a midwife; you are assisting at someone else's birth. do good without show or fuss. facilitate what is happening rather than what you think ought to be happening. if you must take the lead, lead so the mother is helped, yet still free and in charge.



when the baby is born, the mother will rightly say: "We did it ourselves!"







do not intervene unnecessarily

your presence will be felt



do not force your own needs and insights into the foregroundWhat do you do when your child has obvious mental health problems but they are in denial and are over 18?You could get him / her sectionned if he / she is a danger.What do you do when your child has obvious mental health problems but they are in denial and are over 18?
Nothing - You can only be there for the him or her.



This is not about "not caring" - You do care.

You also have to care about the self-autonomy of someone else.

Be an independent roll model.What do you do when your child has obvious mental health problems but they are in denial and are over 18?Sit down with them and try to express your concern, with the utmost sensitivity. If that dosen't work, be there to help them through the struggles of life.
Hello guignolet. What mental problem has your "child"? Was he diagnose by a doctor?...Maybe giving more information can help us to give you an answer. To have the word of the doctor maybe can help you to communicate with your son/daughter. If he is diagnosed by a doctor and he prescribes medicines, you have the right to tell your son to take them. Also you can go to sessions with the doctor and your son to find the root of the problem. When did this mental problem started? What was the cause?....Maybe I will sound hurtful but sometimes the root of mental problems is in the family. Argentox2@yahoo.comWhat do you do when your child has obvious mental health problems but they are in denial and are over 18?You can only encourage them to seek help.What do you do when your child has obvious mental health problems but they are in denial and are over 18?
This is a tough one. My family has had to deal with my depression for many years. The things that have helped most- offering unconditional love and support and not treating me like a "mental patient," not cutting me off from normal family activities but understanding when I couldn't quite get there, sharing their lives and letting me be there for them, to get me out

of my own head for a while, praising me when I did make any positive steps toward helping myself, and not criticizing me when I stumbled.



Mental illness is a very complicated issue. Scientists are still fumbling about in the dark trying to find out what's going on up there. I know that what I've advised is a tall order, but it's really all you can do.



Also, you might look into a support group for families living with this issue. It is important to take care of yourself so you can be strong for your loved one. Good luck to you.
if he/she is a danger to his/herself or other then you have to section them sounds bad but you wont help him/she other wise from first hand knowledge when i had my daughter i suffered from mental health problem and my husband section me i was so pissed off at him, but as the days went by i realised he had done the right thing and also realised this must have really took a lot of strength for him to do that he said he hated doing it but knew he needed to do it for me to get better now i am fine and that was 3 years ago (well at least i hope) lol you are not trying to force whats best for you on him/her you are not being controlling if your child is un well then he/she needs help when you are in that frame of mind (unwell) you don't know that you are ill until you get better and you look back you see how ill you was.trust me i know i have been there and if my husband didn't have the courage to do what he did then god only knows where i would beWhat do you do when your child has obvious mental health problems but they are in denial and are over 18?
I'm not a parent but a friend of my a couple of years ago was displaying signs of an eating disorder- another mental health issue. We were all terrified about how to handle it, for fear that if we (my other friends and I) confronted her, it would make her hide it more.

So in the end we just tried to show her whenever we could that we loved her... made a fuss of her on her birthday, invited her out as much as possible, tried not to give her crap when she was a bad friend (which, through the illness, she often was).

I'm happy to say that she appears over the worst of it. SHE made the decision to go to the doctors (twice actually, first time they told her to take sleeping pills and come back when she'd put on weight!!!!) and SHE made the decision to make changes in her life (quit the job that was making her depressed etc).



Support is the key word.

If it's something extreme then try contacting a help group to talk through what you're having to deal with but if it's mild just let them know you're always there for them when they want to talk about it.



Good luck
Be there for them and give them love. "A Road Less Travelled" by Scott Peck will Help you to do this.



If they ask you questions and stop denying the situation you will be able to help them further. But until then it is a waiting game.



I do not think this is a pleasant situation for you. Try not to worry as you are doing the best you can, and please find your own support.
there is nothing you can do try to be their when thay need help if you are really concerned for the safety ring the police and tell them that this person is going to self harm gett them arrested and hope thay section them
Ok im not dealing with a child with mental health problems but a partner and he too is in total denial. It seems an impossible situation to me because he is an adult and so i have no rights to drag him to his GP. All i seem to be able to do is keep telling him gently that he needs to see a doctor and hopefully at some point he will listen to me? So alas I can completely understand your concerns.Even though you are a parent since this child is over 18 im unsure if you have any rights? The only thing I can suggest is for you to talk to your local Doctor and ask for telephone numbers of some good organisations that can perhaps give you some practical ideas on it all. Goodluck x
it seems a very hard decision to make and will give you many sleepless nights but if he is a danger to himself and anyone else then seek to have him sectioned it will be right in the end and he will know that