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- Jun 6, 2015
I'm going to get hit hard for this one, but yes. They need to set boundaries and expectations with her, make the consequences clear, and adhere to them. If that means kicking her out, that means kicking her out until she realizes they're serious and agrees to the program. Abby is spoiled as shit, and she no doubt dislikes being told what to do, but she would last about three days sleeping in her car before she gave in. Will isn't going to let her move in, she seems unable to maintain friendship with anyone else who could house and enable her. She has nowhere else to go. The long term benefits of her being stable absolutely make the discomfort and risk of a period of homelessness worth it. That's exactly what happened to me with my family early on in my treatment when I was refusing to be compliant, and it was a blessing.Serious question, and I'm not asking to play devil's advocate: what else are her parents supposed to do, really?
I agree with the notion that Abby needs to get away from her parents (and Will), but does she really have the means to move out? Should her parents completely cut her off and refuse to pay for anything? Should they kick her out? I think Abby's doomed either way: on her own she'll continue to make these retarded and blatantly self-destructive decisions... while homeless.
Just thinking aloud. Her parents are 100% complicit and I don't mean to suggest otherwise, but how can they cut ties without leaving their already severely mentally ill daughter on the streets?
The way things are going now? Abby is going to end up actually homeless and actually without a support system. Her parents aren't getting any younger, and she's getting worse with every passing year. There's barely a social safety net for the most extremely mentally ill people (I'm talking, psychotic, completely helpless people). There's almost nothing for someone who IS ill like Abby, but is still able to function somewhat.