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Son being discharged, but doesn't want to come home
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<blockquote data-quote="WSM" data-source="post: 283587" data-attributes="member: 5169"><p>It was shocking to us too, but last month when our difficult child went to the psychiatric hospital for the first time for 7 days, he also didn't want to come home either. It makes you feel as tho your home is so horrible the 'snake pit' is preferrable.</p><p> </p><p>A couple other people here have said their kids didn't want to come home, so maybe it's not all that uncommon, and maybe the phosps have heard it before. If so, I know ours didn't reassure us. </p><p> </p><p>In our case I think that difficult child liked it because it was a new place where he hadn't yet burned bridges and people were still manipulativable and would give him the benefit of the doubt. At home, he's burned his bridges, lives with the consequences of his behavior, has a lot of trouble manipulating people and seldom gets the benefit of doubt (except sometimes from his dad).</p><p> </p><p>Other people have said their kids found the psychiatric hospital to be a safe non-stressful non-threatening space and liked the rigorous structure. Freedom can be scary for kids who don't cope well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WSM, post: 283587, member: 5169"] It was shocking to us too, but last month when our difficult child went to the psychiatric hospital for the first time for 7 days, he also didn't want to come home either. It makes you feel as tho your home is so horrible the 'snake pit' is preferrable. A couple other people here have said their kids didn't want to come home, so maybe it's not all that uncommon, and maybe the phosps have heard it before. If so, I know ours didn't reassure us. In our case I think that difficult child liked it because it was a new place where he hadn't yet burned bridges and people were still manipulativable and would give him the benefit of the doubt. At home, he's burned his bridges, lives with the consequences of his behavior, has a lot of trouble manipulating people and seldom gets the benefit of doubt (except sometimes from his dad). Other people have said their kids found the psychiatric hospital to be a safe non-stressful non-threatening space and liked the rigorous structure. Freedom can be scary for kids who don't cope well. [/QUOTE]
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