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The suicide letter..and the drama king
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 465590"><p>I think the way you are calmly handling his very childish but grown tantrumming is right on.. don't react and just continue on.</p><p></p><p>However I think I would take action on the suicide note or threats. It certainly seems in this situation that it is totally manipulation on his part but I think we always need to take the threats seriously because they might have a shred of truth in them... my guess is he is not happy in his life and he is taking it all out on you.</p><p></p><p>My son did some stupid things a couple of years ago and did end up in a psychiatric unit twice.... recently I found some old suicide notes written years ago. I talked with him about it and asked what he would do now if he felt suicidal and he said he would check himself into a hospital. I think having been in the hospital before, plus that conversation with me helped him recently when he was feeling suicideal and he in fact did check himself in.</p><p></p><p>So I think your son needs to know that if he is feeling suicidal there is help for him, and that you will take him seriously.... and that no you won't give in to whatever his manipulation is demanding but you will call the police and have him checked into a psychiatric facility.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 465590"] I think the way you are calmly handling his very childish but grown tantrumming is right on.. don't react and just continue on. However I think I would take action on the suicide note or threats. It certainly seems in this situation that it is totally manipulation on his part but I think we always need to take the threats seriously because they might have a shred of truth in them... my guess is he is not happy in his life and he is taking it all out on you. My son did some stupid things a couple of years ago and did end up in a psychiatric unit twice.... recently I found some old suicide notes written years ago. I talked with him about it and asked what he would do now if he felt suicidal and he said he would check himself into a hospital. I think having been in the hospital before, plus that conversation with me helped him recently when he was feeling suicideal and he in fact did check himself in. So I think your son needs to know that if he is feeling suicidal there is help for him, and that you will take him seriously.... and that no you won't give in to whatever his manipulation is demanding but you will call the police and have him checked into a psychiatric facility. TL [/QUOTE]
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