Such a bummer. So sorry to read so many sad stories. It’s not a coincidence most people have experienced this. It’s a plague.
All I can suggest is that you don’t lock into one course of action. Mental health isn’t solved by a straightforward treatment plan. Everyone experiences it differently and what “cures” one person can set another down a path of destruction. All the suggestions of courts and police could work as a wake up call, but it’s also aggressive and could cause a spiral. On the surface it appears you may need to be aggressive and that could be the right decision.... Damn I’m sorry you have to make it.
What has always helped me is when people acknowledge (1) the don’t understand what I’m going through (2) they can empathize with how hard it must be (3) they have my back and (4) people are counting on me so I need to figure it out.
All I can suggest is that you don’t lock into one course of action. Mental health isn’t solved by a straightforward treatment plan. Everyone experiences it differently and what “cures” one person can set another down a path of destruction. All the suggestions of courts and police could work as a wake up call, but it’s also aggressive and could cause a spiral. On the surface it appears you may need to be aggressive and that could be the right decision.... Damn I’m sorry you have to make it.
What has always helped me is when people acknowledge (1) the don’t understand what I’m going through (2) they can empathize with how hard it must be (3) they have my back and (4) people are counting on me so I need to figure it out.