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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 134400" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>Just wanted to send hugs. </p><p>Unfortunately this is such typical behavior for my difficult child, it makes me want to plaster a big ODD label right on his forehead, and remark to him, "as if there was any doubt!"</p><p>Sometimes I think he is in actual opposition with himself - as your son might be. He wants to do the paper, knows he should do the paper - but there is too much pressure surrounding the issue, causing him to internally rebel.</p><p></p><p>The only advice I can give is to possibly back away, and let him deal with this - and all the repercussions fully. I have had incidents where I just totally pretended not to care about something that was pivotal in difficult children life. Strikingly, in the end, when the pressure is off, he manages to do the right thing. It is hard though - especially when things are really important.</p><p></p><p>As far as Lithobid - no the dose should not be something that he gets used to or adapts to. Sometimes when kids grow the level has to be increased - but also - even with medications bi-polar people will have moodiness, and break through mania - especially if there is a lot of stress. My difficult child can become manic with a lot of stress, even on his medications..........but the difference is that it is usually short lived, and quickly reeled in, rather than something that spirals out of control.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/peaceful.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":peaceful:" title="peaceful :peaceful:" data-shortname=":peaceful:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 134400, member: 3301"] Just wanted to send hugs. Unfortunately this is such typical behavior for my difficult child, it makes me want to plaster a big ODD label right on his forehead, and remark to him, "as if there was any doubt!" Sometimes I think he is in actual opposition with himself - as your son might be. He wants to do the paper, knows he should do the paper - but there is too much pressure surrounding the issue, causing him to internally rebel. The only advice I can give is to possibly back away, and let him deal with this - and all the repercussions fully. I have had incidents where I just totally pretended not to care about something that was pivotal in difficult children life. Strikingly, in the end, when the pressure is off, he manages to do the right thing. It is hard though - especially when things are really important. As far as Lithobid - no the dose should not be something that he gets used to or adapts to. Sometimes when kids grow the level has to be increased - but also - even with medications bi-polar people will have moodiness, and break through mania - especially if there is a lot of stress. My difficult child can become manic with a lot of stress, even on his medications..........but the difference is that it is usually short lived, and quickly reeled in, rather than something that spirals out of control. Good luck.:peaceful: [/QUOTE]
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