Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Parent Emeritus
Did my child have a conduct disorder or Oppositional defiant disorder?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 666120" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>You said that things started happening at about age 13. Early teens is a fairly common time for mental illness to start to show up. It's also a time when illegal drug use can come into the picture. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. Not that it was drug use in your son's case - but in my experience it is most often one of those two, or both.</p><p> </p><p>It isn't uncommon for people with mental illness to have problems with self-reflection. They don't really know what they are feeling, or have become numb to it. So, they can't really tell the doctors what is going on. Not all people with bipolar exhibit true mania. Sometimes it's hypomania, which is harder to recognize. There are two forms of bipolar. One is the classic symptoms. The other is rapid-cycling, often multiple times per day, and the person can be very agitated, irritable, and mentally worn out from dealing with the constant swings, even if they don't recognize them as such.</p><p> </p><p>If he is medication-compliant, and the behavior has gone away as a result, there is a good chance that the diagnosis is correct.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 666120, member: 11791"] You said that things started happening at about age 13. Early teens is a fairly common time for mental illness to start to show up. It's also a time when illegal drug use can come into the picture. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. Not that it was drug use in your son's case - but in my experience it is most often one of those two, or both. It isn't uncommon for people with mental illness to have problems with self-reflection. They don't really know what they are feeling, or have become numb to it. So, they can't really tell the doctors what is going on. Not all people with bipolar exhibit true mania. Sometimes it's hypomania, which is harder to recognize. There are two forms of bipolar. One is the classic symptoms. The other is rapid-cycling, often multiple times per day, and the person can be very agitated, irritable, and mentally worn out from dealing with the constant swings, even if they don't recognize them as such. If he is medication-compliant, and the behavior has gone away as a result, there is a good chance that the diagnosis is correct. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Parent Emeritus
Did my child have a conduct disorder or Oppositional defiant disorder?
Top