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19yo son spiraling downward - pls help
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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 665403" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>First, I want to mention that there is a synthetic marijuana that young people are using that does can cause violence and anxiety and mood swings. As of now it is legal, and sold over the counter. Google it if you want more information.This is illegal and threatening behavior. Many of our children have punched refrigerators or holes in doors (all of them, in my case) but the added elements of the note and the computer, make this seem worse. If it were me I think I would call the police to discuss it. The sooner that you address this firmly and clearly, the better for your son, and you.</p><p>The thinking on this site is that our adult children need to be self-sufficient and live independently, especially when violent and disrespectful behavior like this, becomes manifest.</p><p>Yes and yes.</p><p>What he did was threaten violence to you. He showed you what he would do to you if you continued to displease him.</p><p></p><p>I do not see any other way to look at this.</p><p></p><p>If you are frightened of your son only you and professionals can decide the action to take.</p><p></p><p>Keep posting. Your son clearly has a lot of strengths. At the very least, he seems to want dominance over you in your home. Something is going on with him and has been for a while, or he would not have failed his first year of college. Others, have raised the possibility of drugs or mental illness. He could also be modeling aggressive behavior that he has witnessed. </p><p></p><p>The thing is, at his age, you have zero influence over the resolution. Only he does. Now that he has behaved as he has...this is even more clearly the case. You must protect yourself.</p><p></p><p>Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 665403, member: 18958"] First, I want to mention that there is a synthetic marijuana that young people are using that does can cause violence and anxiety and mood swings. As of now it is legal, and sold over the counter. Google it if you want more information.This is illegal and threatening behavior. Many of our children have punched refrigerators or holes in doors (all of them, in my case) but the added elements of the note and the computer, make this seem worse. If it were me I think I would call the police to discuss it. The sooner that you address this firmly and clearly, the better for your son, and you. The thinking on this site is that our adult children need to be self-sufficient and live independently, especially when violent and disrespectful behavior like this, becomes manifest. Yes and yes. What he did was threaten violence to you. He showed you what he would do to you if you continued to displease him. I do not see any other way to look at this. If you are frightened of your son only you and professionals can decide the action to take. Keep posting. Your son clearly has a lot of strengths. At the very least, he seems to want dominance over you in your home. Something is going on with him and has been for a while, or he would not have failed his first year of college. Others, have raised the possibility of drugs or mental illness. He could also be modeling aggressive behavior that he has witnessed. The thing is, at his age, you have zero influence over the resolution. Only he does. Now that he has behaved as he has...this is even more clearly the case. You must protect yourself. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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