Help- how to convince in-laws to go home?

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I attempted suicide 16 days ago. I was in ICU and then I went to the psych hospital. I was in the hospital for a total of 10 days. During this time while my husband was at work my in-laws were taking care of my kids. I appreciate the fact that they were here and willing to help, but now I would like to go back to my life. I am seeing my psychiatrist, therapist, and going to a support group. I am doing fine but they just will not go home. They even started staying over my parents house the last few nights. I know my Dad is fed up. I actually feel worse now because they won't leave me alone. My father-in-law has something to say about everything, yet has no knowledge of bipolar disorder, the medications I'm on or anything else. The other day he compared me to an alcoholic! They took me off my klonopin in the hospital and let me go home without a script for the withdrawal. I got the doctor to prescribe me some klonopin to help me get off and my fil is like"you're like an alcoholic who wants one more drink". No, try I don't want to have a seizure! They are both pissing me off and I wish they would go home. BTW, I am a very capable person who is normally very high functioning and I don't need other people to help me. Anyone who knows me could tell you that I take great care of my kids and household. I just made a stupid mistake.
Everyone is treating me like a baby. The truth is the more they do for me the less capable I'm going to be in doing things for myself.
 
Comparing you to an alcoholic was very disrespectful. Talk this over with your husband to make sure he's on your side. Then confront them, tell them you appreciate all they've helped with, and tell them bluntly that you think it's time you got back to doing things normally. If they're disrespectful again, have your husband ask them to leave. If worst comes to worst, they can be removed. They're probably just worried about the kids, worried you'll try it again, feeling betrayed because you attempted to leave your family, etc.
 
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