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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 569902" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Blueknight, I just wanted to say I read your post and I'm glad you're here. Others have given you wonderful advice. What I know from myself and what I read here is that our kids behaviors can put us through so much that often we require outside professional support so that those anxieties, fears, sorrows and angers don't overtake our lives. Given your profession and even your gender, seeking help may not be within your usual frame of reference, however, for me, it made a world of difference. Sitting in a support group listening to others recount a similar scenario, or have a therapist offer options, insights and compassion, or listening to other parents offer their stories of success or even failure, was a tremendous help to soothe my aching heart and give me strength and the resolve I needed to motor on. </p><p></p><p>There is an organization called NAMI, (national alliance on mental illness) which has chapters everywhere and it is a valuable resource for parents. It offers parent groups and loads of information. Armed with information it's easier to understand our kids behaviors and find our own comfort level within the strange landscape we find ourselves in. At the very first NAMI parent group I attended I recall taking a deep breath and thinking to myself, 'these folks know what I'm going through, the Social Workers and all the other parents, they really get it.' That was a stellar moment for me; to be in the presence of understanding and compassion was amazing.</p><p></p><p>It must be very difficult when your work puts you in the position of keeping the public safe and then wondering if you can keep your son safe or those around him safe from him. And add the fact that you're so far away and powerless in many ways, that would keep me up at night too. What a conundrum. My heart goes out to you.............</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 569902, member: 13542"] Blueknight, I just wanted to say I read your post and I'm glad you're here. Others have given you wonderful advice. What I know from myself and what I read here is that our kids behaviors can put us through so much that often we require outside professional support so that those anxieties, fears, sorrows and angers don't overtake our lives. Given your profession and even your gender, seeking help may not be within your usual frame of reference, however, for me, it made a world of difference. Sitting in a support group listening to others recount a similar scenario, or have a therapist offer options, insights and compassion, or listening to other parents offer their stories of success or even failure, was a tremendous help to soothe my aching heart and give me strength and the resolve I needed to motor on. There is an organization called NAMI, (national alliance on mental illness) which has chapters everywhere and it is a valuable resource for parents. It offers parent groups and loads of information. Armed with information it's easier to understand our kids behaviors and find our own comfort level within the strange landscape we find ourselves in. At the very first NAMI parent group I attended I recall taking a deep breath and thinking to myself, 'these folks know what I'm going through, the Social Workers and all the other parents, they really get it.' That was a stellar moment for me; to be in the presence of understanding and compassion was amazing. It must be very difficult when your work puts you in the position of keeping the public safe and then wondering if you can keep your son safe or those around him safe from him. And add the fact that you're so far away and powerless in many ways, that would keep me up at night too. What a conundrum. My heart goes out to you............. [/QUOTE]
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