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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 112252" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Has she ever been evaluated or been in treatment?</p><p>When you marry somebody, their kids are a part of that. Steps treat their kids and their stepkids the same all the time. Maybe you know somebody who can guide you because right now that is your job. You can't treat this child any less. I think I"d be looking for help for her rather than thinking "police." She sounds like she may have a psychiatric disorder, not like she is "bad." I would take her to a Pyschiatrist (with the MD), not a counselor. As one with bipolar who was suicidal, I don't believe a suicide attempt should be taken lightly or is a bluff. Take it seriously. She's already cutting. This is a child who needs a lot of help and never got it. in my opinion I think it's dangerous to ban talk of suicide. It has been proven that people who talk about it are far more apt to do it, and I'd want to heads up. I hope you can give her psychiatric interventions and not view her as a "bad" stepchild. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 112252, member: 1550"] Has she ever been evaluated or been in treatment? When you marry somebody, their kids are a part of that. Steps treat their kids and their stepkids the same all the time. Maybe you know somebody who can guide you because right now that is your job. You can't treat this child any less. I think I"d be looking for help for her rather than thinking "police." She sounds like she may have a psychiatric disorder, not like she is "bad." I would take her to a Pyschiatrist (with the MD), not a counselor. As one with bipolar who was suicidal, I don't believe a suicide attempt should be taken lightly or is a bluff. Take it seriously. She's already cutting. This is a child who needs a lot of help and never got it. in my opinion I think it's dangerous to ban talk of suicide. It has been proven that people who talk about it are far more apt to do it, and I'd want to heads up. I hope you can give her psychiatric interventions and not view her as a "bad" stepchild. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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