Acdirito, since when are YOU responsible for everything that goes wrong? Because I feel like you are taking blame for things that are completely out of ANYONE's control. This is a 19-year old MAN you are talking about. Yes, he needs to take care of himself and direct his life. You have done an INCREDIBLE job raising him, caring for him since infancy, teaching him, and I'm certain hundreds of other things for him! Please do not let his overdramatizations make you forget everything you have done right and good! I left home at age 17. I cannot imagine anyone living at home much past this. That is just my personal view though. I cannot see how you can make him finish his GED and get the help he may need. He has to make these decisions for himself soon.