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Do any of your difficult children "perform" depression?
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 503944" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>Ooh yeah. Very familiar. Both of my difficult children have been masters of manipulation with moods/depression/health issues/suicidal threats. In a couple of her overdoses, Youngest actually counted the pills she took so she could tell the ER folks. Oldest used to check herself into the psychiatric unit saying she was suicidal, or suddenly have symptoms of an intestinal blockage and head to the ER (and come back with pain medications) when she was about to be thrown out of somewhere. </p><p></p><p>You're not uncaring, you're wise to the manipulative tactics. Don't let this sway you. Lisa has it right:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If he's depressed, he needs to get help. If he's admitted to a psychiatric hospital, so be it. If he's *not* being manipulative, that's where he needs to be. Don't let the hospital folks beg you for anything..that's not your job, it's theirs. He's an adult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 503944, member: 1157"] Ooh yeah. Very familiar. Both of my difficult children have been masters of manipulation with moods/depression/health issues/suicidal threats. In a couple of her overdoses, Youngest actually counted the pills she took so she could tell the ER folks. Oldest used to check herself into the psychiatric unit saying she was suicidal, or suddenly have symptoms of an intestinal blockage and head to the ER (and come back with pain medications) when she was about to be thrown out of somewhere. You're not uncaring, you're wise to the manipulative tactics. Don't let this sway you. Lisa has it right: If he's depressed, he needs to get help. If he's admitted to a psychiatric hospital, so be it. If he's *not* being manipulative, that's where he needs to be. Don't let the hospital folks beg you for anything..that's not your job, it's theirs. He's an adult. [/QUOTE]
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