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The suicide letter..and the drama king
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 465601" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>I say <strong>WELL DONE</strong> to the way you are handling his antics. You are expressing your opinion of his decisions calmly and then not engaging any further. Obviously this is driving him nuts because he seems to be trying to "up the ante" to get a reaction out of you. </p><p></p><p><strong>Re suicide threats:</strong> I agree with the others to NOT egg him on. As long as you feel it is just a manipulative threat, leave it be. If you feel it is escalating or he even motions to hurt himself - ex picks up a knife - do not threaten to call 911, just do it. If he is going that far, he is really THAT unstable and needs medical care, even if he is still manipulating.</p><p></p><p><strong>The mom factor:</strong> in my opinion these types blame the person they are closest to. Just the other day I heard a story from a woman and I would have sworn it was one of "these" kids. It was her husband. EVERYTHING is her fault. She happens to be the person this man is closest to. So in my opinion, since the mother-child bond is usually stronger than father-child bond, "these kids" tend to blame mom more than anyone else. There's so much more to it than that, but that is a solid foundation for analyzing such relationships.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 465601, member: 11965"] I say [B]WELL DONE[/B] to the way you are handling his antics. You are expressing your opinion of his decisions calmly and then not engaging any further. Obviously this is driving him nuts because he seems to be trying to "up the ante" to get a reaction out of you. [B]Re suicide threats:[/B] I agree with the others to NOT egg him on. As long as you feel it is just a manipulative threat, leave it be. If you feel it is escalating or he even motions to hurt himself - ex picks up a knife - do not threaten to call 911, just do it. If he is going that far, he is really THAT unstable and needs medical care, even if he is still manipulating. [B]The mom factor:[/B] in my opinion these types blame the person they are closest to. Just the other day I heard a story from a woman and I would have sworn it was one of "these" kids. It was her husband. EVERYTHING is her fault. She happens to be the person this man is closest to. So in my opinion, since the mother-child bond is usually stronger than father-child bond, "these kids" tend to blame mom more than anyone else. There's so much more to it than that, but that is a solid foundation for analyzing such relationships. [/QUOTE]
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