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thank you all for the moral support. gfg is upstairs now coughing and trying to go to sleep. he asked me tonigt did i ever just want to go to sleep and not have to wake up. all day long, a holiday in our state he kept saying how bored he was, i know that unless he is high or riding the wild side he is unhappy, but as we all know that is not happiness. all is safe here tonight,i think, and i will call his councilor tomorow and try to get him into a treatment center or at least admited for a psych evaluation. gfg is really good at getting over on people, as i am sure you all know well. he is really a sweet kid, just really hurting. i do see signs of beginining sociopathy. this weekend we found him riding our neighbors bike downtown. we stopped and made him put the bike in the car and bring it back to the neighbors. they were not home for him to apologize to, but he truely didn,t think he did anything wrong because he " was only borrowing it" even though we tried to get him to understand by using examples etc. he didn"t get that it wasw stealing. i am so grateful i have found this site. i don't know why our family info does not show up but just to let you know our gfg is adhd, extreme anxieity disorder, depression and ptsd. and focal epilespy. they are in the process of trying to figure out what meds he needs, a neuro psyc work up was done in august. these things take a ltime to process. once agian thank you all for your timely support, i will let you know how tomorow goes. pax.c

loves my sons, you posted before i had a chance to read your message. i hear your hurt and i will be praying for you also. thank you for being able to move beyond your hurt to awnser me. i am going to bed now but once agian ia am so grateful to have found this site. peace or pax to all that read this. c

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pcand -

If your son is experimenting with drugs and is talking about dying, I'd take him to the nearest hospital - they will admit for suicidal talk.

If you are going to wait until tomorrow to talk to the therapist - at least stress how worried you are about things he is saying. Tell him/her everything you know about any drugs and/or alcohol he has been experimenting with.

They do sell over the counter drug kits. I saw them at my local grocery store (Kroger) just the other day. One type tests for marijuana, the other tests for ecstasy. I don't know how reliable these are, but may be worth a try for some peace of mind.

Hope you're resting now, along with your son, but please make some call in the morning - if not to the local hospital, then at least to his pdoc.

Sending hugs,
Deb

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not sure how old your son is, but my son ant said they did drugs because they were bored. he took ecstacy, special K (ketamine), coke, crack, pot, LSD, heroin. he is not drugging at the present but only because he hated jail. he is drinking every day til drunk though. I learned I cannot help him. all the arguing, scolding, and attempts to make him feel guilty about this did not help. get your son into a narc anon program. it will educate him on the dangers of his drug use. he seems to be self-medicating to fight depression and lack of interest in life. maybe a good psychiatrist could prescribe and antidepressant. but no sense doing that unless he is willing to stop the illegal drugs. ant was taking depakote and prozac and also drugging, so the prescription drugs were stopped anyway. most insurance plans will only allow a short term admission for evaluation. an ER will ony admit him if he is a danger to himself or others. if you truly feel he is a danger to himself, call 911. I am sorry, you sound exhausted.

Thinking of you annd LMS too. Prayers...

pcand: the comment he wants to die and the drug use should get hm an evalution in an acute psychiatric unit at a hospital

he asked me tonigt did i ever just want to go to sleep and not have to wake up

i would not wait to talk to his cousnelor. he needs to be admitted to the hospital tonight! dont let this go, this is serious suicidal talk.

pcand

How did the rest of the night go? how are you? how is gfg this morning?

You can have you family history show at the bottom of your post if you wish by putting it in you signature. that is found in "My profile".

Please keep us updated and know we are here for you.

[KimmieC]

I just read your post and want to join the others in saying welcome. Our 15 yr. old teen entered a substance abuse treatment program on 10/18 and we are trying to be hopeful that he will be able to return to the
happy kid he used to be.

Although we have not had to deal with the worry of suicide threats with our boy, there
are a number of posters here who have and/or
are dealing with that serious problem You should feel confident that the advice you are receiving is from the heart. Meanwhile I
will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.DDD

Pcand- how did it go today?