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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 556043" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>I think it depends on where you live. We have been told by the police who responded to our calls about our difficult child threatening suicide that there was nothing that they could do. Their actual words were: "Threatening to committ suicide is not against the law." They did tell me that I could go to court if I had two witnesses that heard her threaten to hurt herself and get her involuntarily committed. Of course, in three days they would release her and she would do it all over again.</p><p></p><p>I wish I could give you advice but in my daughter's case, most of it was just manipulative threats to get us to back off and let her keep doing what she wanted to do. We got to the point where we would just respond that she needed to call her DBT therapist and leave it at that. Of course, in your son's case, there is no therapist.</p><p></p><p>However, at some point, you need to stop letting your son emotionally blackmail you which is what they are doing with the suicide threats. Everyone reaches the point where it stops working at different times. </p><p></p><p>If your son refuses to follow your house rules and continues to abuse drugs, you are going to have to draw a line in the sand and stick to your guns. You asked if it ever gets better . . . not as long as you are willing to put up with the status quo.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, do your research and look for rehab programs. Many of our difficult child's were willing to finally address their substance abuse issues when they had no place to live and realized that their parents would no longer enable their drug use.</p><p></p><p>Will it be easy . . . hell, no. It hasn't been easy for any of us and many (like me) have had their children come and go. My difficult child is currently living with us while in therapy and working. As you know if you have read my threads, the jury is out on whether it is working.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 556043, member: 1967"] I think it depends on where you live. We have been told by the police who responded to our calls about our difficult child threatening suicide that there was nothing that they could do. Their actual words were: "Threatening to committ suicide is not against the law." They did tell me that I could go to court if I had two witnesses that heard her threaten to hurt herself and get her involuntarily committed. Of course, in three days they would release her and she would do it all over again. I wish I could give you advice but in my daughter's case, most of it was just manipulative threats to get us to back off and let her keep doing what she wanted to do. We got to the point where we would just respond that she needed to call her DBT therapist and leave it at that. Of course, in your son's case, there is no therapist. However, at some point, you need to stop letting your son emotionally blackmail you which is what they are doing with the suicide threats. Everyone reaches the point where it stops working at different times. If your son refuses to follow your house rules and continues to abuse drugs, you are going to have to draw a line in the sand and stick to your guns. You asked if it ever gets better . . . not as long as you are willing to put up with the status quo. In the meantime, do your research and look for rehab programs. Many of our difficult child's were willing to finally address their substance abuse issues when they had no place to live and realized that their parents would no longer enable their drug use. Will it be easy . . . hell, no. It hasn't been easy for any of us and many (like me) have had their children come and go. My difficult child is currently living with us while in therapy and working. As you know if you have read my threads, the jury is out on whether it is working. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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