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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 162663" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>chris,</p><p> </p><p>I am so very sorry. THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT. No way. Just isn't.</p><p> </p><p>The mouth thing and blinking could be either stimming (repetitive motions like hand flapping that some people find comforting) or be a sign of seizures. PLEASE push for them to do an EEG (a sleep deprived one - they show MUCH more than the other kinds of EEG) test for brain activity. It will show many kinds of seizures. Rage and outbursts can be seizure related.</p><p> </p><p>Honeymooning is VERY common. Esp if he reacts mostly to one person and of course that person is not there. In this case it sounds like mom gets more of his rages, so maybe they need to see his reactions to mom?? My son could honeymoon for months. </p><p> </p><p>When my difficult child was inpatient I went in to a therapy session and pushed all his buttons. I knew the things that made him angry (being held accountable or pushed for reasons past "I dunno" for why he did things were the real big triggers for him) and made him angry so they could SEE. </p><p> </p><p>I am not sure if it would work for you. We were in a long term psychiatric hospital and they KNEW me. </p><p> </p><p>I hope they can help you. Supernanny and her skills are great for pcs. The stuff she uses can help, but they are not going to fix a difficult child. Not for long anyway.</p><p> </p><p>Take time to recharge yourself as much as you can while he is in the hospital. This is a hard thing, having a child in the hospital, esp for mental illness. It is what he needs though. I know you probably feel like a bad parent for leaving him in a psychiatric hospital, but the opposite is true. You are doing exactly what he needs, and that means you are being a good parent.</p><p> </p><p>Hugs,</p><p> </p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 162663, member: 1233"] chris, I am so very sorry. THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT. No way. Just isn't. The mouth thing and blinking could be either stimming (repetitive motions like hand flapping that some people find comforting) or be a sign of seizures. PLEASE push for them to do an EEG (a sleep deprived one - they show MUCH more than the other kinds of EEG) test for brain activity. It will show many kinds of seizures. Rage and outbursts can be seizure related. Honeymooning is VERY common. Esp if he reacts mostly to one person and of course that person is not there. In this case it sounds like mom gets more of his rages, so maybe they need to see his reactions to mom?? My son could honeymoon for months. When my difficult child was inpatient I went in to a therapy session and pushed all his buttons. I knew the things that made him angry (being held accountable or pushed for reasons past "I dunno" for why he did things were the real big triggers for him) and made him angry so they could SEE. I am not sure if it would work for you. We were in a long term psychiatric hospital and they KNEW me. I hope they can help you. Supernanny and her skills are great for pcs. The stuff she uses can help, but they are not going to fix a difficult child. Not for long anyway. Take time to recharge yourself as much as you can while he is in the hospital. This is a hard thing, having a child in the hospital, esp for mental illness. It is what he needs though. I know you probably feel like a bad parent for leaving him in a psychiatric hospital, but the opposite is true. You are doing exactly what he needs, and that means you are being a good parent. Hugs, Susie [/QUOTE]
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