Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Are we raising a sociopath?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 83107" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Hi there, </p><p></p><p>Welcome, we haven't spoken before. First of all I was interested in your post because I have a 17 year old son that after 11 plus years of interventions is a budding psychopath. I don't use that term lightly or joke about it. I used to but now the reality of the situation has caught up with us. </p><p></p><p>There are a lot of behaviors your child is exhibiting that at his age can be diagnosed in a number of different ways. My son was abused by his biofather and grandmother very badly. Even at that he has moments of being a sweet and loving kid - if it will profit him in some way. </p><p></p><p>After reading your post and with a few years behind me on this I'm still not any able to offer you any armchair diagnosis. What I will recommend is that you have a psychiatric. evaluation done on him, and start notating in times, dates, degrees of difficulty and what you did to rectify or react to the situation. That notebook will be priceless in the future for a more accurate diagnosis which could/could not help a psychiatrist and psychologist in helping him. </p><p></p><p>I will close in telling you that I know your heart hurts, and you're warn out. It's a good idea to get yourself some counseling too so you can learn how to deal with him and communicate effectively to get the best outcome for all. My son's father FYI is really a sociopath. I had no clue; but that's part of their charm - For us it's enough to know that he isn't a natural born killer like his father. </p><p></p><p>I'm really sorry for your aching heart. Don't be shy, this place is a real life saver when you loose what's left of your sanity. </p><p></p><p>Hugs </p><p>Star</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 83107, member: 4964"] Hi there, Welcome, we haven't spoken before. First of all I was interested in your post because I have a 17 year old son that after 11 plus years of interventions is a budding psychopath. I don't use that term lightly or joke about it. I used to but now the reality of the situation has caught up with us. There are a lot of behaviors your child is exhibiting that at his age can be diagnosed in a number of different ways. My son was abused by his biofather and grandmother very badly. Even at that he has moments of being a sweet and loving kid - if it will profit him in some way. After reading your post and with a few years behind me on this I'm still not any able to offer you any armchair diagnosis. What I will recommend is that you have a psychiatric. evaluation done on him, and start notating in times, dates, degrees of difficulty and what you did to rectify or react to the situation. That notebook will be priceless in the future for a more accurate diagnosis which could/could not help a psychiatrist and psychologist in helping him. I will close in telling you that I know your heart hurts, and you're warn out. It's a good idea to get yourself some counseling too so you can learn how to deal with him and communicate effectively to get the best outcome for all. My son's father FYI is really a sociopath. I had no clue; but that's part of their charm - For us it's enough to know that he isn't a natural born killer like his father. I'm really sorry for your aching heart. Don't be shy, this place is a real life saver when you loose what's left of your sanity. Hugs Star [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Are we raising a sociopath?
Top