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<blockquote data-quote="compassion" data-source="post: 220317" data-attributes="member: 6393"><p>I agree with Katya. I have had very similar experience with the setting the limits. She also has cried for the first time in a long time. I have quite a few bipolar teen books and what is generally effective is very clear limits with a focua on their intersts in strenths. My gfgd also 15 has such poor impulse control, I have to be very strctured with her. I am on my 4th week of signed behavioral contracts with therapist and they are wrking-nt perfect but she needs stuff laid out. This is what will happen on what day at what time. I started this after psychiatrist wanyed her in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) on our last appointment. Nov.13. I parayed a lot and got back to put the choice in gfgdd's hands. She cried, she told me how much she hated me, she tried negogiating pets, tatoos, pericings,etc. I kept with the boundaries. She must go to AA, she must be more closely supervied on weekends when she was running away/partying. She is now more stabilized on medications. We had a rough weekend but all in all in is unbelivable. I am taling about in last 6 months her running away dozens of times, wrecked cars 3 times (that she stole from us), stole our credit cards and wracked up thousands of dollars (after we got safes!). After the last time, Nov. 15, she had signed a statement she would not run, she went to Mall with a girl not in partyt scene. She even checked in with us . My husband went to pick the girls up at the movu (she had even supposedly called us right before the movie)-she had taken off and her freind would not go. She came back 34 hours later. That is when therapist and I laid it out. She had 3 weeks to choose Residential Treatment Center (RTC) or home. It has not been easy but she has not run or used in this time. I am not very authortarian by nature but it is all that works with her. Not tradtuional consequences but very clear limits and strcture.</p><p> For me, in this past month it became clear what an issue the substance abuse was and addressing that has helped a lot. </p><p> The behavioral contract stops the hours of badgering, pestering. </p><p> I choose my battles and it is almost a miracle she has not run. She has a delayed prosecution which means no trouble with law by first week in April.</p><p> Compassion</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="compassion, post: 220317, member: 6393"] I agree with Katya. I have had very similar experience with the setting the limits. She also has cried for the first time in a long time. I have quite a few bipolar teen books and what is generally effective is very clear limits with a focua on their intersts in strenths. My gfgd also 15 has such poor impulse control, I have to be very strctured with her. I am on my 4th week of signed behavioral contracts with therapist and they are wrking-nt perfect but she needs stuff laid out. This is what will happen on what day at what time. I started this after psychiatrist wanyed her in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) on our last appointment. Nov.13. I parayed a lot and got back to put the choice in gfgdd's hands. She cried, she told me how much she hated me, she tried negogiating pets, tatoos, pericings,etc. I kept with the boundaries. She must go to AA, she must be more closely supervied on weekends when she was running away/partying. She is now more stabilized on medications. We had a rough weekend but all in all in is unbelivable. I am taling about in last 6 months her running away dozens of times, wrecked cars 3 times (that she stole from us), stole our credit cards and wracked up thousands of dollars (after we got safes!). After the last time, Nov. 15, she had signed a statement she would not run, she went to Mall with a girl not in partyt scene. She even checked in with us . My husband went to pick the girls up at the movu (she had even supposedly called us right before the movie)-she had taken off and her freind would not go. She came back 34 hours later. That is when therapist and I laid it out. She had 3 weeks to choose Residential Treatment Center (RTC) or home. It has not been easy but she has not run or used in this time. I am not very authortarian by nature but it is all that works with her. Not tradtuional consequences but very clear limits and strcture. For me, in this past month it became clear what an issue the substance abuse was and addressing that has helped a lot. The behavioral contract stops the hours of badgering, pestering. I choose my battles and it is almost a miracle she has not run. She has a delayed prosecution which means no trouble with law by first week in April. Compassion [/QUOTE]
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