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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 172580" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Thanks, Ladies! Susie, in a way I'm trying to hold off on a conclusion until I get to the end. I'm only reading a couple of pages at a time now since I have to squeeze the time in. But, I think there are only about 80 pages left. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, a couple of things stick out in my mind- 1) this kid was messing around with fire/matches. He would get in trouble for it. But, instead of this being what the adults interpreted as boy mischeif- he was having self-harming and resulting serious fire-setting temptations the whole time and the more trouble he got into, the more negative thoughts he would have. It doesn't spell that out but you can see it by reading his repetitive thoughts. For instance, he was having suicidal thoughts and at one point, he seriously considered making the furnace in the basement blow up- which would have killed his whole family- even though, he had no ill-feeling towards his family and really had no direct homocidal thoughts. It was to be a means of just ending it all for himself. At the same time, he was having perfectly normal typical teen thoughts and behavior. It was intermixed and that is why it is/was hard to distinguish.</p><p></p><p>and 2) so far in the book, I think he's had 4 tdocs try to "get to him" and he's thinking, the whole time, how they are approaching this like idots. They have asked if he still wants to kill himself, why did he want to in the first place (he really doesn't know), and given him psychiatric tests- like the ink blot- and he's just wondering why they don't just talk to him and asked him what is going on with him.</p><p></p><p>Mary, I agree - there are much worse things then getting books!!</p><p></p><p>gcvmom- this was in the teen section (nonfiction). I guess it was written by this guy when he was in his 20's (I think) to try to prevent teen suicide. I happen to think it is just as insightful for the parents. Especially when there have been the typical, however slight, signs of depression or suicidal tendencies, or now, tendencies to play with fire. My son had(has) all of those.</p><p></p><p>PS- The main thing that it has taught me so far is that WE are not over-reacting. I am just trying to hurry and get to the part that tells what really helped and turned things around for him. So far in the book, regardless of what he has been through with surgeries and rehabilitative therapy (he was burned on over 85&#37; of his body), this has only served to make him have more negative feelings about himself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 172580, member: 3699"] Thanks, Ladies! Susie, in a way I'm trying to hold off on a conclusion until I get to the end. I'm only reading a couple of pages at a time now since I have to squeeze the time in. But, I think there are only about 80 pages left. Anyway, a couple of things stick out in my mind- 1) this kid was messing around with fire/matches. He would get in trouble for it. But, instead of this being what the adults interpreted as boy mischeif- he was having self-harming and resulting serious fire-setting temptations the whole time and the more trouble he got into, the more negative thoughts he would have. It doesn't spell that out but you can see it by reading his repetitive thoughts. For instance, he was having suicidal thoughts and at one point, he seriously considered making the furnace in the basement blow up- which would have killed his whole family- even though, he had no ill-feeling towards his family and really had no direct homocidal thoughts. It was to be a means of just ending it all for himself. At the same time, he was having perfectly normal typical teen thoughts and behavior. It was intermixed and that is why it is/was hard to distinguish. and 2) so far in the book, I think he's had 4 tdocs try to "get to him" and he's thinking, the whole time, how they are approaching this like idots. They have asked if he still wants to kill himself, why did he want to in the first place (he really doesn't know), and given him psychiatric tests- like the ink blot- and he's just wondering why they don't just talk to him and asked him what is going on with him. Mary, I agree - there are much worse things then getting books!! gcvmom- this was in the teen section (nonfiction). I guess it was written by this guy when he was in his 20's (I think) to try to prevent teen suicide. I happen to think it is just as insightful for the parents. Especially when there have been the typical, however slight, signs of depression or suicidal tendencies, or now, tendencies to play with fire. My son had(has) all of those. PS- The main thing that it has taught me so far is that WE are not over-reacting. I am just trying to hurry and get to the part that tells what really helped and turned things around for him. So far in the book, regardless of what he has been through with surgeries and rehabilitative therapy (he was burned on over 85% of his body), this has only served to make him have more negative feelings about himself. [/QUOTE]
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