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<blockquote data-quote="Alisonlg" data-source="post: 551327" data-attributes="member: 2894"><p>Oh, Anxworrier! First of all, BIG HUGS! Parenting our kids is never easy and things that work for other parents don't work for us. I will say that the only reason my son is compliant is because he is medicated. It was a long, bumpy journey to get here. He didn't get on medications until he was hospitalized, and what they tried then wasn't a good fit for him. But we eventually got a decent medication cocktail going and he prefers who he is on medications to the uncontrollable person he is off of them. If he misses his medications in the morning, he's rushing to the pill box when he gets off the bus to take them.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, I don't have much advice to offer you and I'm sorry for that. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. All I can say is TRY. Try to get him to the doctor. Does he LIKE who he is? Does he LIKE to feel the way that he does? Probably not. If you can somehow get through the wall of "no's" and speak to the little boy behind it that really WANTS to behave and be in control, maybe you have a chance.</p><p></p><p>You did mention that he rages. And at 13 years old boys start to get BIG. The biggest question you have to ask yourself is "is he being safe?" If his rage endangers himself, you, or any other member of your household, then you need to do something about it. I spent 7-8 years believing that my sons rages were just something we had to deal with. That locking myself behind my bedroom door so I'd be safe was OK. It's NOT ok. Sometimes it takes that call to 911 to get the ball rolling.</p><p></p><p>You didn't say if you are treating your anxiety. Please take care of YOU too.</p><p></p><p>HUGS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alisonlg, post: 551327, member: 2894"] Oh, Anxworrier! First of all, BIG HUGS! Parenting our kids is never easy and things that work for other parents don't work for us. I will say that the only reason my son is compliant is because he is medicated. It was a long, bumpy journey to get here. He didn't get on medications until he was hospitalized, and what they tried then wasn't a good fit for him. But we eventually got a decent medication cocktail going and he prefers who he is on medications to the uncontrollable person he is off of them. If he misses his medications in the morning, he's rushing to the pill box when he gets off the bus to take them. Honestly, I don't have much advice to offer you and I'm sorry for that. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. All I can say is TRY. Try to get him to the doctor. Does he LIKE who he is? Does he LIKE to feel the way that he does? Probably not. If you can somehow get through the wall of "no's" and speak to the little boy behind it that really WANTS to behave and be in control, maybe you have a chance. You did mention that he rages. And at 13 years old boys start to get BIG. The biggest question you have to ask yourself is "is he being safe?" If his rage endangers himself, you, or any other member of your household, then you need to do something about it. I spent 7-8 years believing that my sons rages were just something we had to deal with. That locking myself behind my bedroom door so I'd be safe was OK. It's NOT ok. Sometimes it takes that call to 911 to get the ball rolling. You didn't say if you are treating your anxiety. Please take care of YOU too. HUGS [/QUOTE]
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