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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 365244" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am so sorry!! If the psychiatrist will do nothing then you MUST find a new psychiatrist. He clearly is not stable and is a danger to himself. Please try to get him admitted to the psychiatric hospital again. You may have to do it several times or he may need longer care. Have you approached social services to see if you can get any help via them?</p><p></p><p>If your cell phone has a video function use it to take video of his rages. Having gone through a window, he now knows what to do when he next wants to try to hurt himself. He will know he doesn't need a knife, just a window. </p><p></p><p>This has to be so hard to handle, and so scary. Be sure to find time to let yourself be angry and even to cry, private time to work through your emotions. I used to do this in the shower. </p><p></p><p>Do you work with a therapist with him? You might find one helpful in figuring out coping strategies and in dealing with all the stress that is part of life with a difficult child.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime you may want to take steps to help protect your son from the other windows in the home, and the mirrors. You may want to think about using plastic instead of glass in the front window. Or using safety glass. Other windows might need to be replaced or maybe covered with bars? Windows in his bedroom should be a priority because he spends unsupervised time in there. ESP if his room is not on the ground floor - if he tries to go through a window on an upper floor you will also have to worry about the fall. </p><p></p><p>You may be able to find film similar to what they use to tint car windows that you can use on the house windows. It won't make the glass harder to break but when the glass does break it will stay stuck to the film, rather than shattering into a bazillion pieces. It can make the windows safer also. </p><p></p><p>I hope that you get some real help very soon. It must be a pretty miserable way to live to be 8 and have to handle that much rage and the desire to hurt yourself and others. Gentle hugs to all of you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 365244, member: 1233"] I am so sorry!! If the psychiatrist will do nothing then you MUST find a new psychiatrist. He clearly is not stable and is a danger to himself. Please try to get him admitted to the psychiatric hospital again. You may have to do it several times or he may need longer care. Have you approached social services to see if you can get any help via them? If your cell phone has a video function use it to take video of his rages. Having gone through a window, he now knows what to do when he next wants to try to hurt himself. He will know he doesn't need a knife, just a window. This has to be so hard to handle, and so scary. Be sure to find time to let yourself be angry and even to cry, private time to work through your emotions. I used to do this in the shower. Do you work with a therapist with him? You might find one helpful in figuring out coping strategies and in dealing with all the stress that is part of life with a difficult child. In the meantime you may want to take steps to help protect your son from the other windows in the home, and the mirrors. You may want to think about using plastic instead of glass in the front window. Or using safety glass. Other windows might need to be replaced or maybe covered with bars? Windows in his bedroom should be a priority because he spends unsupervised time in there. ESP if his room is not on the ground floor - if he tries to go through a window on an upper floor you will also have to worry about the fall. You may be able to find film similar to what they use to tint car windows that you can use on the house windows. It won't make the glass harder to break but when the glass does break it will stay stuck to the film, rather than shattering into a bazillion pieces. It can make the windows safer also. I hope that you get some real help very soon. It must be a pretty miserable way to live to be 8 and have to handle that much rage and the desire to hurt yourself and others. Gentle hugs to all of you. [/QUOTE]
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