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<blockquote data-quote="BlueTopaz" data-source="post: 616967" data-attributes="member: 17487"><p>Wow, I'm so sorry. I've been wondering if I need to hospitalize my 5-year-old. Age 5! Seems unbelievable. But our home is being torn about. My son and I are miserable. I'm divorced. Two counselors have recommended that I need respite care, which I believe involves her being hospitalized. My daughter can be adorable and sweet and hilarious, but there's the screaming, the tantrums, the NO NO NO. It is not as severe as your situation though. She went back to school today for the first day after break, and screamed for 30 minutes about it, until she was dragged out the door. Teachers there say she's wonderful. She can be kind to me - occasionally making me cards when I'm sobbing from exhaustion (for example), but I do suspect she gets some pleasure from tormenting me to that point. I'm in an outpatient program myself because I can't be doing things like sobbing and screaming in front of my kids. I don't think she's a sociopath, so there's that positive... but I'm just done. I swear she hates me sometimes, because she's so MEAN and contrary. And then an hour later she's so sweet and helpful. I don't get it. </p><p></p><p>How are you doing? Not that well, obviously, but how bad are you feeling? You need to take care of yourself so that you don't get to the point I'm at. No one advised me to get serious help for myself (except useless weekly therapy) until I went to this outpatient program. That's where I heard about respite care and possible in-home treatment, and had a counselor confirm how incredibly hard it is to care for kids like this. Good luck - happy to talk more if you'd like!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlueTopaz, post: 616967, member: 17487"] Wow, I'm so sorry. I've been wondering if I need to hospitalize my 5-year-old. Age 5! Seems unbelievable. But our home is being torn about. My son and I are miserable. I'm divorced. Two counselors have recommended that I need respite care, which I believe involves her being hospitalized. My daughter can be adorable and sweet and hilarious, but there's the screaming, the tantrums, the NO NO NO. It is not as severe as your situation though. She went back to school today for the first day after break, and screamed for 30 minutes about it, until she was dragged out the door. Teachers there say she's wonderful. She can be kind to me - occasionally making me cards when I'm sobbing from exhaustion (for example), but I do suspect she gets some pleasure from tormenting me to that point. I'm in an outpatient program myself because I can't be doing things like sobbing and screaming in front of my kids. I don't think she's a sociopath, so there's that positive... but I'm just done. I swear she hates me sometimes, because she's so MEAN and contrary. And then an hour later she's so sweet and helpful. I don't get it. How are you doing? Not that well, obviously, but how bad are you feeling? You need to take care of yourself so that you don't get to the point I'm at. No one advised me to get serious help for myself (except useless weekly therapy) until I went to this outpatient program. That's where I heard about respite care and possible in-home treatment, and had a counselor confirm how incredibly hard it is to care for kids like this. Good luck - happy to talk more if you'd like! [/QUOTE]
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