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How do YOU stay calm in a difficult child meltdown
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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 100688" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>I learned to stay calm when I realized that not doing so would only make things worse. My son was made psychotic and quite violent by antidepressants. For a long time I didn't understand why my son's personality had changed so dramatically, only that it did and it wasn't my <em>real</em> son. I had to change a lot about how I responded to him when he was most unstable. I don't mean to imply that I didn't respond appropriately when he was normal, just that what had worked no longer did. </p><p></p><p>I tried to walk away but he followed. During a few of his most violent moments, I tried to get in my car and leave but he wouldn't allow me to. He was as afraid of this uncharacteristic violence within him as I was and he didn't want to be left alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 100688, member: 1498"] I learned to stay calm when I realized that not doing so would only make things worse. My son was made psychotic and quite violent by antidepressants. For a long time I didn't understand why my son's personality had changed so dramatically, only that it did and it wasn't my [i]real[/i] son. I had to change a lot about how I responded to him when he was most unstable. I don't mean to imply that I didn't respond appropriately when he was normal, just that what had worked no longer did. I tried to walk away but he followed. During a few of his most violent moments, I tried to get in my car and leave but he wouldn't allow me to. He was as afraid of this uncharacteristic violence within him as I was and he didn't want to be left alone. [/QUOTE]
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