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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 236361" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Klmno, sigh. I was waiting for this. I knew he wasn't stable, just from your notes.</p><p> </p><p>An Residential Treatment Center (RTC) sounds like a good idea. </p><p> </p><p>I absolutely hate smoking, but if it calms him down, I'd say go for it. He is way overwhelmed, catastrophizing, and totally unable to cope. Of course, there's always the idea that if you give him cigs, he'll up the ante and want something else.</p><p> </p><p>I have a cartoon of an elephant on my wall, and the words say, "How do you eat an elephant?" He needs to know that you do it in tiny, bite-size chunks. He is so totally overwhelmed he doesn't know where to begin. I can't believe he hasn't addressed that in therapy. It is so hard, as a teen, to digest so many normal emotions and new experiences, but when you don't have the tools, and your brain won't allow you to process properly, it is totally magnified. Poor kid.</p><p> </p><p>Poor you.</p><p> </p><p>I'm glad that he gave you the cigs, the phone and the razors. He CAN do it. It's going to be a long process. </p><p>I wish I could be of more help, but at the rate I'm going, I suspect I will be in your shoes sooner rather than later.</p><p> </p><p>Many, many hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 236361, member: 3419"] Klmno, sigh. I was waiting for this. I knew he wasn't stable, just from your notes. An Residential Treatment Center (RTC) sounds like a good idea. I absolutely hate smoking, but if it calms him down, I'd say go for it. He is way overwhelmed, catastrophizing, and totally unable to cope. Of course, there's always the idea that if you give him cigs, he'll up the ante and want something else. I have a cartoon of an elephant on my wall, and the words say, "How do you eat an elephant?" He needs to know that you do it in tiny, bite-size chunks. He is so totally overwhelmed he doesn't know where to begin. I can't believe he hasn't addressed that in therapy. It is so hard, as a teen, to digest so many normal emotions and new experiences, but when you don't have the tools, and your brain won't allow you to process properly, it is totally magnified. Poor kid. Poor you. I'm glad that he gave you the cigs, the phone and the razors. He CAN do it. It's going to be a long process. I wish I could be of more help, but at the rate I'm going, I suspect I will be in your shoes sooner rather than later. Many, many hugs. [/QUOTE]
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