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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 390429" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I have had my share of nights similar to that. I often think that therapist doesn't believe the severity of them because my difficult child never shows an inkling of that side of him outside the house.</p><p> </p><p>Our episodes have gotten fewer and very far between but when they arise, they are ugly. I just ordered a book on Amazon titled "Anger Workbook for Teens" that I am asking therapist to help him with. therapist is the one that recommended it. It is an Instant Help Book for Teens. Your son would most likely be too young for this book but maybe you can talk to his therapist about focusing on his anger to help him get control before it goes that far.</p><p> </p><p>I think this behavior is hard for the difficult child's to get a hold of. Everything sounds right and do able in the therapist office but once faced with an everyday problem, their emotions fast forward to anger giving them very little chance to get control. They don't realize it until they feel it is too late to back down so they follow those feelings through to the end.</p><p> </p><p>The bringing it back up so early in the morning is also typical of what my difficult child would do. Just keep pushing it into your face until the consequences are done not realizing what an ugly circle they are creating doing so. Behave like this then privileges gone longer - privileges gone longer brings on this behavior.</p><p> </p><p>You were so right (and strong) to not give in to his threats of killing himself. Have you had a chance to sit down with your younger child to explain that difficult child is just saying things to try to manipulate? The younger sibling really is scared for difficult child.</p><p> </p><p>Stay strong - you are doing the right things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 390429, member: 5096"] I have had my share of nights similar to that. I often think that therapist doesn't believe the severity of them because my difficult child never shows an inkling of that side of him outside the house. Our episodes have gotten fewer and very far between but when they arise, they are ugly. I just ordered a book on Amazon titled "Anger Workbook for Teens" that I am asking therapist to help him with. therapist is the one that recommended it. It is an Instant Help Book for Teens. Your son would most likely be too young for this book but maybe you can talk to his therapist about focusing on his anger to help him get control before it goes that far. I think this behavior is hard for the difficult child's to get a hold of. Everything sounds right and do able in the therapist office but once faced with an everyday problem, their emotions fast forward to anger giving them very little chance to get control. They don't realize it until they feel it is too late to back down so they follow those feelings through to the end. The bringing it back up so early in the morning is also typical of what my difficult child would do. Just keep pushing it into your face until the consequences are done not realizing what an ugly circle they are creating doing so. Behave like this then privileges gone longer - privileges gone longer brings on this behavior. You were so right (and strong) to not give in to his threats of killing himself. Have you had a chance to sit down with your younger child to explain that difficult child is just saying things to try to manipulate? The younger sibling really is scared for difficult child. Stay strong - you are doing the right things. [/QUOTE]
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