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HELP - Suicidal difficult child out of p-hospital!!
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<blockquote data-quote="BackintheSaddle" data-source="post: 621460" data-attributes="member: 17503"><p>I'm so sorry you're dealing with this...I've seen interventions happen where there's a mediator and those who can't be present, write letters...the point is that she gets the message that she has no where else to go, people who love her are worried about her well-being, and her best and only option (other than living on the streets) is to agree to get help...was there a p-doctor or therapist at the p-hospital that was involved enough in her brief visit that they could help facilitate it? while I do agree you need to focus on yourself for the long term, I understand why you'd also want to seize this opportunity to try and get her to accept the help she needs...many mentally ill people simply have the inability to see that there's anything wrong with them...if she won't accept it, you have no control over her choice but you'll have the serenity to know that you tried to change things that you could by intervening while she's already somewhat 'contained' in a safe place...I do agree with MWM and others that detachment and such are life-saving for us parents but she sounds like she's in a critical position and seems to me that supporting her to get help is not enabling...that's support and compassion for someone very sick...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackintheSaddle, post: 621460, member: 17503"] I'm so sorry you're dealing with this...I've seen interventions happen where there's a mediator and those who can't be present, write letters...the point is that she gets the message that she has no where else to go, people who love her are worried about her well-being, and her best and only option (other than living on the streets) is to agree to get help...was there a p-doctor or therapist at the p-hospital that was involved enough in her brief visit that they could help facilitate it? while I do agree you need to focus on yourself for the long term, I understand why you'd also want to seize this opportunity to try and get her to accept the help she needs...many mentally ill people simply have the inability to see that there's anything wrong with them...if she won't accept it, you have no control over her choice but you'll have the serenity to know that you tried to change things that you could by intervening while she's already somewhat 'contained' in a safe place...I do agree with MWM and others that detachment and such are life-saving for us parents but she sounds like she's in a critical position and seems to me that supporting her to get help is not enabling...that's support and compassion for someone very sick... [/QUOTE]
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