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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 404926" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I understand your concerns with psychiatrist. And they are valid normal concerns of a parent of a difficult child.</p><p></p><p>However I also understand where psychiatrist is coming from. I'm guessing he wants to make his own assessment based on what he sees with difficult child now, at this stage in his life. Most can weed through even the best manipulation. At least the good ones can. And he will probably request records from anyone else who has seen difficult child in the past. </p><p></p><p>You can lead the horse to water, but you can't force it to drink. Same with difficult children. He can see the psychiatrist. But unless he admits there is a problem and is willing to work a treatment plan......he's probably going to be spinning his wheels until he does. That is one of the biggest hurdles there is. And only he can go over it. You can't do it for him.</p><p></p><p>That is one of the hardest things to adjusting to parenting an adult child. There is no more fixing it for them. They are adults and have to make the decisions concerning their own lives, even if their horrible decisions.</p><p></p><p>We as parents can only decide what we're willing to do and not to do for an adult child. Stinks, but that pretty much sums it up.</p><p></p><p>hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 404926, member: 84"] I understand your concerns with psychiatrist. And they are valid normal concerns of a parent of a difficult child. However I also understand where psychiatrist is coming from. I'm guessing he wants to make his own assessment based on what he sees with difficult child now, at this stage in his life. Most can weed through even the best manipulation. At least the good ones can. And he will probably request records from anyone else who has seen difficult child in the past. You can lead the horse to water, but you can't force it to drink. Same with difficult children. He can see the psychiatrist. But unless he admits there is a problem and is willing to work a treatment plan......he's probably going to be spinning his wheels until he does. That is one of the biggest hurdles there is. And only he can go over it. You can't do it for him. That is one of the hardest things to adjusting to parenting an adult child. There is no more fixing it for them. They are adults and have to make the decisions concerning their own lives, even if their horrible decisions. We as parents can only decide what we're willing to do and not to do for an adult child. Stinks, but that pretty much sums it up. hugs [/QUOTE]
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