And before this angle is taken, no I don’t suggest church for every person. I agree that church has a very positive energy and generally wholesome community, but he had already expressed a deep interest in Christianity which I don’t think is a religious preoccupation symptom despite him being on an antipsychotic. And didn’t he say he has a driver’s license talking about past vehicles? I didn’t study every word but the impression I got was that he is functioning on a level where he could mentally handle church, eventually. I’m not his life coach or counselor but the process is just go as far as you can and try to go a little further each time
I have seen an adult woman with schizophrenia who was having delusions all day have a complete psychotic episode at church and the nice church ladies who have rapport with her got her isolated to a smaller room and comforted her while reaching out to mental health help. If someone is going to have a problem, it’s not a bad place to have one. You notice I didn’t suggest the DMV? Or the post office? Or my Uncle’s Halloween party?
I also never suggested “just act normal bro” and adapting to function is still adapting. I also never claimed the person would just adapt their way to being completely neurotypical. But I think it’s just as safe to suggest improvement as it is to suggest stagnation and suicide
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