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<blockquote data-quote="Calamity Jane" data-source="post: 584911" data-attributes="member: 13882"><p>We went through something similar with difficult child when he was 16-17 y/o. He was using drugs, and if he came home and we had any confrontation with him, or even if he wasn't high at the time, if we had a heated argument or any kind of emotional discussion, he would, it seemed to me at the time, "pretend" he was going to commit suicide, so we would stop bothering him. He would make a big show of taking his belt and going into the bathroom, like he was going to hang himself, or open the silverware drawer and take a knife and hold it up to himself. </p><p>difficult child could not, at that time, emotionally regulate himself. I don't know if it was the drugs, typical teen, or what. Every little thing became histrionic, and he excused himself for smoking pot because he said it made him calmer. I truly, in my heart of hearts, think he said all that to get us off his back. I don't think for one minute he wanted to end his life, but I absolutely believe he wanted us to end ours! I told that straight out to the psychiatrist and while he agreed, he said any action like that should be suspect, and should be addressed immediately. Once difficult child was told by us and the psychiatrist that any future histrionics like that would result in a police call/hospital visit, he miraculously stopped all of that. Those were crazy days, it makes me anxious just remembering them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calamity Jane, post: 584911, member: 13882"] We went through something similar with difficult child when he was 16-17 y/o. He was using drugs, and if he came home and we had any confrontation with him, or even if he wasn't high at the time, if we had a heated argument or any kind of emotional discussion, he would, it seemed to me at the time, "pretend" he was going to commit suicide, so we would stop bothering him. He would make a big show of taking his belt and going into the bathroom, like he was going to hang himself, or open the silverware drawer and take a knife and hold it up to himself. difficult child could not, at that time, emotionally regulate himself. I don't know if it was the drugs, typical teen, or what. Every little thing became histrionic, and he excused himself for smoking pot because he said it made him calmer. I truly, in my heart of hearts, think he said all that to get us off his back. I don't think for one minute he wanted to end his life, but I absolutely believe he wanted us to end ours! I told that straight out to the psychiatrist and while he agreed, he said any action like that should be suspect, and should be addressed immediately. Once difficult child was told by us and the psychiatrist that any future histrionics like that would result in a police call/hospital visit, he miraculously stopped all of that. Those were crazy days, it makes me anxious just remembering them. [/QUOTE]
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