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He relapsed....told me tonight!
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 461895" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Yes, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)'s are complex. They symptoms vary all over the place and we are very lucky that he has been spared the worst of it. That's what makes it hard to deal with. He does not appear impaired...and in fact not only does he "present" well alot of the time he actually functions quite well part of the time. If he ever can get into recovery mode form his alcoholism he likely could function pretty well on a day to day basis. on the other hand he can only self-monitor in some areas and when not living at home (and with-o structure) he reverts to early teen impulsive behaviors. These past ten days or so have only included one night of boozing. That's a record for him. I think he scared himself when he stepped over the boundaries by taking pills again and in particular taking my jewelry. Those are choices that he sees as BAD and unexcusable. I'm grateful that he didn't make excuses and is trying his hardest to improve.</p><p></p><p>Years and years ago when I was dealing with GFGmom's childhood behaviors I thought to myself one night "it really would be easier if she was devlopmentally delayed (then, of course, called retarded) because then others would recognize that she had a problem and treat her as such. Instead she was cute as a button, appeared normal in short doses on good days, and therefore she was perceived to be different kinds of "bad".</p><p></p><p>There are no treatments for difficult child#1 according to multiple experts in various fields of specialty. He just has to do his best to compensate for his weaknesses due to the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). I still hope for the best...and stay ready for the worst. Not the life I envisioned for us. Thanks for the support. It really helps. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 461895, member: 35"] Yes, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)'s are complex. They symptoms vary all over the place and we are very lucky that he has been spared the worst of it. That's what makes it hard to deal with. He does not appear impaired...and in fact not only does he "present" well alot of the time he actually functions quite well part of the time. If he ever can get into recovery mode form his alcoholism he likely could function pretty well on a day to day basis. on the other hand he can only self-monitor in some areas and when not living at home (and with-o structure) he reverts to early teen impulsive behaviors. These past ten days or so have only included one night of boozing. That's a record for him. I think he scared himself when he stepped over the boundaries by taking pills again and in particular taking my jewelry. Those are choices that he sees as BAD and unexcusable. I'm grateful that he didn't make excuses and is trying his hardest to improve. Years and years ago when I was dealing with GFGmom's childhood behaviors I thought to myself one night "it really would be easier if she was devlopmentally delayed (then, of course, called retarded) because then others would recognize that she had a problem and treat her as such. Instead she was cute as a button, appeared normal in short doses on good days, and therefore she was perceived to be different kinds of "bad". There are no treatments for difficult child#1 according to multiple experts in various fields of specialty. He just has to do his best to compensate for his weaknesses due to the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). I still hope for the best...and stay ready for the worst. Not the life I envisioned for us. Thanks for the support. It really helps. DDD [/QUOTE]
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