Well, tensions are rising wthin our household as we struggle with all our usual stuff but now also a top dressing of Covid concerns too. We're mostly vaccinated but one of our (adult) sons, who is very withdrawn and reclusive anyway, still isn't and still won't contemplate it. In a way, that's his autonomous decision and we need to respect that. However, we all have various, quite serious health problems, and it's likely to lead to increasing tension round here. It's already tense enough!
There's also the thought that this isn't actually just a decision specific to the Covid vaccination from our son. It's part of opting out from all care and services altogether, with an absolute refusal to engage based on previous negative experiences with mental health services and professionals in general. In effect, his blanket refusal to engage means he has no access to healthcare, nor can i think of anything that would make it accessible (for example, i've offered to get a nurse to come round to see him, if that might make things easier but I'm always met with a blanket refusal). I did speak to our GP about it and only got an empathic, "Yes, that's really difficult, isn't it?"
Any ideas on how to navigate our way through such a situation? I think the blanket refusal is the result of extreme burnout and anxiety but, of course, an adult is entitled to make that decision if they're deemed to have capacity. It does, however, leave us struggling with the ongoing situation. And the whole Covid thing isn't helping.
