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difficult child scared me last night.....
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 430677" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Missy, that is so sad and scary. I can see his point--that would get MY attention! But he's not mature enough to understand the full implications.</p><p>He needs a really good talk therapist who can draw him out, and get him to think through his actions when he's calm.</p><p>My son blows up like that when he is pushed past his limits. The last time was when I took my cell ph into the bathroom and he thought I was going to call the police. I wasn't but I wanted the phone just in case, not knowing if separating myself by a door would calm things down, or if he would kick in the door.</p><p>Anyway, he really exploded, and begged me not to call, and physically blocked me ... I'm claustrophobic so it wasn't fun, to say the least.</p><p>We have talked about this a lot in therapy and have come a long way.</p><p>Do you think that the lithium is working? Do you agree with-his diagnosis?</p><p> </p><p>The next time he does the gun gesture, I would firmly say, "You know how I feel about that. You have to come up with-another way of expressing yourself. Stop it." I see your statement of calling as ramping him up, like I did with-my son. It's hard to know how their minds work but after a while, we can figure it out. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 430677, member: 3419"] Missy, that is so sad and scary. I can see his point--that would get MY attention! But he's not mature enough to understand the full implications. He needs a really good talk therapist who can draw him out, and get him to think through his actions when he's calm. My son blows up like that when he is pushed past his limits. The last time was when I took my cell ph into the bathroom and he thought I was going to call the police. I wasn't but I wanted the phone just in case, not knowing if separating myself by a door would calm things down, or if he would kick in the door. Anyway, he really exploded, and begged me not to call, and physically blocked me ... I'm claustrophobic so it wasn't fun, to say the least. We have talked about this a lot in therapy and have come a long way. Do you think that the lithium is working? Do you agree with-his diagnosis? The next time he does the gun gesture, I would firmly say, "You know how I feel about that. You have to come up with-another way of expressing yourself. Stop it." I see your statement of calling as ramping him up, like I did with-my son. It's hard to know how their minds work but after a while, we can figure it out. :) [/QUOTE]
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