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12 yr old son suddenly out of control
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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 317047" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Yes, they can. It is called adolescent onset bipolar and that often starts with something triggering depression. This is exactly what was/is being looked at for my son. in my humble opinion, your son is depressed, confused, and angry. I would recommend handling your talk with him with support and compassion- a tough love sort of approach, rather than fussing over the anger and disrespect you've been seeing in him. </p><p></p><p>It got so confusing trying to figure out if my son is bipolar or not that we have opted to take him off medications for it and try to address the initial issues that triggered the first depression for a while and teach him better coping skills and see if that works. If it doesn't I guess the conclusion will be that he is bipolar. But, the reason I recommended going the therapy route first is that if you just go with medications it could take a long time to get them right and chances are your son will still get worse before he gets better and the waters keepp getting muddier. At least this was ouir experience over the past 4 years. And we ended up right back where we started, yet my son now has a record with Department of Juvenile Justice and the negative feelings have not been helped yet. So, try dealing with those first. And I honestly think it will not be helped by behavior modification, at least not that alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 317047, member: 3699"] Yes, they can. It is called adolescent onset bipolar and that often starts with something triggering depression. This is exactly what was/is being looked at for my son. in my humble opinion, your son is depressed, confused, and angry. I would recommend handling your talk with him with support and compassion- a tough love sort of approach, rather than fussing over the anger and disrespect you've been seeing in him. It got so confusing trying to figure out if my son is bipolar or not that we have opted to take him off medications for it and try to address the initial issues that triggered the first depression for a while and teach him better coping skills and see if that works. If it doesn't I guess the conclusion will be that he is bipolar. But, the reason I recommended going the therapy route first is that if you just go with medications it could take a long time to get them right and chances are your son will still get worse before he gets better and the waters keepp getting muddier. At least this was ouir experience over the past 4 years. And we ended up right back where we started, yet my son now has a record with Department of Juvenile Justice and the negative feelings have not been helped yet. So, try dealing with those first. And I honestly think it will not be helped by behavior modification, at least not that alone. [/QUOTE]
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