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<blockquote data-quote="seriously" data-source="post: 438327" data-attributes="member: 11920"><p>In our case, this <strong><em>exact </em></strong>same behavior occurs when my son (bipolar) is unstable. He is out of touch with reality and is having ideas of reference - in other words he is <strong>unable</strong> to be rational due to his mood disorder symptoms. You cannot reason with him or get him to see things from another person's point of view. To attempt to do so only increases his agitation and fuels his intrusive and abusive behaviors. He is convinced that you are victimizing him, opposing him out of spite or trying to sabotage his happiness. He will harass us for hours and often peaks into a rage followed by a plunge into despair.</p><p></p><p>Our son's problems are complicated by language processing issues. It is very difficult for him to accurately interpret what is being said to him and to accurately communicate with others or recognize when his communication has not been effective. when his mood symptoms are unstable, the consequences of this disability are that he is triggered by any attempts to clarify instructions/understanding or to see things from another person's point of view.</p><p></p><p>When he is relatively stable, he continues to be difficult due to the language processing problems and a basic inflexibility of thinking but it is a matter of degree. You can often reason with him or get him to recognize that he has misunderstood you. He may get frustrated and act out a little but it doesn't trigger a rage or the intrusive and abusive behaviors unless it is a really major disagreement or he becomes unstable.</p><p></p><p>It's hard to really compare symptoms between one difficult child and another online so I don't know where on that continuum your difficult child falls. But if he is completely unable to see your point of view or be reasoned with during these episodes then I would say that his mood disorder is NOT under good control and he needs additional or different medication.</p><p></p><p>He also needs intervention when he is more stable to help him recognize and accept that he does this, that it is part of his mood disorder, and to recognize when it is starting so he can remove himself or otherwise manage his behavior rather staying engaged and slipping into a rage or abusive behavior.</p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seriously, post: 438327, member: 11920"] In our case, this [B][I]exact [/I][/B]same behavior occurs when my son (bipolar) is unstable. He is out of touch with reality and is having ideas of reference - in other words he is [B]unable[/B] to be rational due to his mood disorder symptoms. You cannot reason with him or get him to see things from another person's point of view. To attempt to do so only increases his agitation and fuels his intrusive and abusive behaviors. He is convinced that you are victimizing him, opposing him out of spite or trying to sabotage his happiness. He will harass us for hours and often peaks into a rage followed by a plunge into despair. Our son's problems are complicated by language processing issues. It is very difficult for him to accurately interpret what is being said to him and to accurately communicate with others or recognize when his communication has not been effective. when his mood symptoms are unstable, the consequences of this disability are that he is triggered by any attempts to clarify instructions/understanding or to see things from another person's point of view. When he is relatively stable, he continues to be difficult due to the language processing problems and a basic inflexibility of thinking but it is a matter of degree. You can often reason with him or get him to recognize that he has misunderstood you. He may get frustrated and act out a little but it doesn't trigger a rage or the intrusive and abusive behaviors unless it is a really major disagreement or he becomes unstable. It's hard to really compare symptoms between one difficult child and another online so I don't know where on that continuum your difficult child falls. But if he is completely unable to see your point of view or be reasoned with during these episodes then I would say that his mood disorder is NOT under good control and he needs additional or different medication. He also needs intervention when he is more stable to help him recognize and accept that he does this, that it is part of his mood disorder, and to recognize when it is starting so he can remove himself or otherwise manage his behavior rather staying engaged and slipping into a rage or abusive behavior. Just my 2 cents [/QUOTE]
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