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  1. TerryJ2

    Three Years Later...an update

    Oh, Beta, I feel your pain. My son was only homeless for 2 nights, but when you talk about lying in bed thinking about him, and the what-ifs, I know exactly what you mean. My heart breaks for you. Others here have offered advice. I offer air-hugs. Please take care of yourself.
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    Not sure if I should get involved

    Hi everyone, here it is, one Christmas later. I did not realize I hadn't checked back. Christmas 2022 went well and we did not delve into personal topics. Way too hard to do on a holiday, and even more so with toddlers and babies. I am working on a full length poetry book about raising my son...
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    Not sure if I should get involved

    Thank you for responding, Crayola. They have tried couples counseling on Telehealth. She thought it was a waste of time and only went twice. He went for a while but now he told me it's been a year since he had talked to anyone professional.
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    Rock bottom for parents of difficult children? Do we need to hit it?

    Great thread. Thank you. Love this: "Some of us see a young child crying for help, not an adult creating and responsible." You hit the nail on the head. I love my son so much it hurts, and all I can do is watch him self-destruct. by the way, I don't give him money, in general. For his birthday, he...
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    Not sure if I should get involved

    Hi all, scanning the subject headings here, I see I'm still in good company. I was on this board for many years, until we kicked out our son (drugs, knife, gun). He got a job and his friends helped him out. Now he is married with two toddlers, one on the way (1st wk of Feb) and a 6-yr-old from a...
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    Poem published from parenting experience... Now that he's grown

    I have not been here for years, but just wanted to share this. Others here may want to submit to this publication. It is non-paying, but it helps others to see that they are not alone. Scroll down to the poem...
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    Lips Turn Blue Laying Down

    Susiestar, I just read this entire thread again. What a slow, frustrating journey. I am hoping that a doctor can come up with a test or two that shed light on all of this. {{hugs}}
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    One of the most popular ADHD drugs may cause hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms

    Scary stuff. Do you know if there are followup studies on how long it took to return to baseline after stopping the medication? And do you know if the patients were vetted for any family members who had schizoaffective disorder or other hallucinogenic type disorders?
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    GREAT Video on actual ways to stop your mind from causing you so much pain

    Let us know when you find it. In the meantime, I am perfectly happy browsing through the ads underneath your note. Shoe styles from Sole Society. Browsing through catalogs and looking at pretty magazines calms me down. :)
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    I am sad and desperate and hopeless again

    OMG, this thread is heartbreaking. I am sending hugs to all of you, and especially, Copabanana, who started the thread.
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    Hope for adult children

    I hear you, Missy! I'm sorry. My son's new insurance is not very good. The antidepressant he got before was $20 with-ins. Now it's $200, or $400 cash. Yikes! So he has been off of it for four days. :( At least he's still on the lithium. One day at a time.
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    Hope for adult children

    Son has had 3 more visits. Is still titrating up on his lithium. Still takes Klonopin, Lithium and Lexapro. Never took the Inderal because he was worried about it. Got in a fight with his wife, threw a vase, cut his hand, ER visit, four stitches. o_O Then argued with the regional manager at work...
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    The blue in his eyes are no longer

    I'm so sorry, Joy. I hear you.
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    Merry Christmas to everyone...

    Merry Christmas! I hope all went well for you. My husband and I flew to Calif. and spent it with my side of the family. Great fun! Daug. and husband and son and his wife had an early Christmas with us on the 21st. It went well and was very fun. Son is on lithium again and an antidepressant. Lost...
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    Xmas foot put down

    Nomad, so sorry I am late to this. I love the idea of a hotel room. I am so glad that it went well! Bravo! And I am so sorry about the argument with your son. You're right--a cruise sounds great for next year!
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    Well I guess he beat me to it

    "YOU'RE going to let yourself 'suffer'." I actually said that to my son in a nearly identical conversation. He twisted it and yelled, "I am not making myself suffer!" Yeah, a waste of time. How relieved I am that those years are over. Forever, I hope. This is the hard part, Laura. Okay, it's...
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    Other parents/friends of mine do not understand my child.... HELP PLZ

    Megs, when my son was about 9, he was diagnosed with HS Asperger's and a mood disorder. Recently he was diagnosed with bipolar. He still has few friends. He does not know how to or care to initiate a conversation. Ironically, he is in sales. But on the other hand, it's pretty much the only way he can initiate a...
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    Well I guess he beat me to it

    Laura, I feel your pain. My son used to call over and over--he has impulse and anxiety issues--and I finally quit answering. Sometimes it was a real situation and sometimes it was just the mood he was in. All I was doing was making myself crazy by picking up the phone. After years, I discovered...
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    Son: adopted at birth. psychiatric hospital. at age 10. Left HS. Kicked out at age 19. Now working FT, married...

    Son: adopted at birth. psychiatric hospital. at age 10. Left HS. Kicked out at age 19. Now working FT, married, baby on the way, diagnosis BiPolar (BP), finally!
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    When the ‘good’ one falls off the rails

    Oh, Elsi, that is heartbreaking. But whatever you do, do not think for a moment that it is your fault! Copa, I like that note. Very interesting and could very well be what's going on here. Hugs, Elsi. I wish I had words of wisdom, but just know that I hear you.
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