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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 236285" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Well, I'm convinced now. He just cam e down to this room and told me he was sorry for ruining his life and my life and destroying the house. He told me he couldn't help himself- that if he didn't have cigs or something that all he wanted to do was hurt himself. I told him that we could get things turned around- that it takes effort, but we can do it. He grabbed more cigs and ran to his room. I checked the phone line and it was not working.</p><p></p><p>I went to his door and said I am not happy about him telling me bs just to get what he wants. He said he wasn't lieing- that he meant it. I said then give me the cigs and phone line (I found that he took it from my bedroom), he threw out the cigs. Then he said something about having razor blades. I told him to give me them and the phone line. He was upset (very) and said no, because I'd just call and have him sent back to psychiatric hospital. I told him I wouldn't call cops but I might call mental health but if he gave me blades and did nothing else to escalate things or hurt himself or me, I would not call cops tonight. He gave me blades (nicely) and phone line. I told him to leave his door cracked open and he did.</p><p></p><p>Then, as I got to the bottom of the stairs, he came out and as he was grabbing his hair, he said he told them everything at psychiatric hospital- embarressing stuff about liking a girl who cut off communication with him- and the psychiatric hospital discharged him anyway so obviously they don't care. (His words) He said that nothing helped. I told him we could discuss this with his therapist tomorrow and he just kept saying nothing works. Then he said he couldn't satnd going back to psychiatric hospital again that it made him want to just hurt himself more.</p><p></p><p>He said he needed a break from everything in life that he couldn't take it anymore. He said he had so much work from school to do that he'd never catch up and that he's ruined everything. The psychiatric hospital psychiatrist went from 100 mg tegretol to 400 mg/ per day in 4 days instead of titrating slowly, and difficult child had just started on it. Maybe this kicked him too far down into depression. Clearly, he needs more for medication stabilization. How do I prove that to the cynics?</p><p></p><p>I don't know any prof in their right mind that would not see that kid needs more help than family therapy or typical outpatient.- at least the out-patient we've been getting, so I assume it's typical. But, what can I do to convince these people? It seems like a lot of the problem is that I'm a single mom, so no one else is here in the house who can verify what is going on. I hurt for him- I swear I do- even when I am afraid of what he'll do next. I KNOW he needs help. If I called sw at psychiatric hospital tomorrow, do you think she can or will do anything?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 236285, member: 3699"] Well, I'm convinced now. He just cam e down to this room and told me he was sorry for ruining his life and my life and destroying the house. He told me he couldn't help himself- that if he didn't have cigs or something that all he wanted to do was hurt himself. I told him that we could get things turned around- that it takes effort, but we can do it. He grabbed more cigs and ran to his room. I checked the phone line and it was not working. I went to his door and said I am not happy about him telling me bs just to get what he wants. He said he wasn't lieing- that he meant it. I said then give me the cigs and phone line (I found that he took it from my bedroom), he threw out the cigs. Then he said something about having razor blades. I told him to give me them and the phone line. He was upset (very) and said no, because I'd just call and have him sent back to psychiatric hospital. I told him I wouldn't call cops but I might call mental health but if he gave me blades and did nothing else to escalate things or hurt himself or me, I would not call cops tonight. He gave me blades (nicely) and phone line. I told him to leave his door cracked open and he did. Then, as I got to the bottom of the stairs, he came out and as he was grabbing his hair, he said he told them everything at psychiatric hospital- embarressing stuff about liking a girl who cut off communication with him- and the psychiatric hospital discharged him anyway so obviously they don't care. (His words) He said that nothing helped. I told him we could discuss this with his therapist tomorrow and he just kept saying nothing works. Then he said he couldn't satnd going back to psychiatric hospital again that it made him want to just hurt himself more. He said he needed a break from everything in life that he couldn't take it anymore. He said he had so much work from school to do that he'd never catch up and that he's ruined everything. The psychiatric hospital psychiatrist went from 100 mg tegretol to 400 mg/ per day in 4 days instead of titrating slowly, and difficult child had just started on it. Maybe this kicked him too far down into depression. Clearly, he needs more for medication stabilization. How do I prove that to the cynics? I don't know any prof in their right mind that would not see that kid needs more help than family therapy or typical outpatient.- at least the out-patient we've been getting, so I assume it's typical. But, what can I do to convince these people? It seems like a lot of the problem is that I'm a single mom, so no one else is here in the house who can verify what is going on. I hurt for him- I swear I do- even when I am afraid of what he'll do next. I KNOW he needs help. If I called sw at psychiatric hospital tomorrow, do you think she can or will do anything? [/QUOTE]
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