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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 418284" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am so glad you have found us. It sounds like you really need the support, friendship, information and love that we share openly and freely here. While I didn't have an abusive spouse, I still remember the scared and alone feelings that I had when i first found this sanctuary. </p><p> </p><p>Please be SUPER EXTRA CAREFUL until you are out of your home and have an order of protection against your spouse. The absolute most dangerous time is when you are leaving. PLEASE contact a DV center or hotline for help planning and executing your escape. Your husband sounds like a very dangerous, abusive mentally ill person.</p><p> </p><p>I don't know if others have recommended it, but please get a copy of The Bipolar child as soon as you can. It will give you a TON of info about bipolar and kids - esp the advice that medications like lexapro are NOT NOT NOT a good choice for someone with bipolar. Mood stabilizers should be the first medications trialed in a child with a family history of bipolar. Lexapro and other antidepressants can actually CAUSE mood cycling in children - even children who are NOT bipolar. My daughter was abused my my older son at one point. She didn't tell us but I found him choking her in the middle of the night one horrible night. They both got even more therapy and the pediatrician put her on prozac and then zoloft. They made her high as a kite - quite literally. She is NOT bipolar, it does not run in our families, but she still went into mania and if kept on it could have gone into depression next. </p><p> </p><p>There is a lot of good medication info here, but first you and the kids need to be out and safe. i am glad you have pics of wounds (NOT that they happened - there should NEVER be wounds after "discipline", of course). The photos will help your court case. If your son has not had a forensic interview by someone trained in interviewing children, this is something you need to have done when you get the protective order against him. </p><p> </p><p>A shark lawyer is exactly what you need. Keep a cell phone in your pocket at ALL times also, in case you need to call for help. Teach the kids to call 911 if your spouse gets violent with you. WRite out a safety plan that they go to a neighbor or hide in a closet with a phone and call 911 if needed. The DV center can help you figure all of this out.</p><p> </p><p>If your husband finds this website and problems come up because it, you can send a private message to a moderator or the board admin and get your name changed. </p><p> </p><p>(((((hugs))))) you have found a soft place to be, a sanctuary of sorts, even an extended family here. You are NOT alone anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 418284, member: 1233"] I am so glad you have found us. It sounds like you really need the support, friendship, information and love that we share openly and freely here. While I didn't have an abusive spouse, I still remember the scared and alone feelings that I had when i first found this sanctuary. Please be SUPER EXTRA CAREFUL until you are out of your home and have an order of protection against your spouse. The absolute most dangerous time is when you are leaving. PLEASE contact a DV center or hotline for help planning and executing your escape. Your husband sounds like a very dangerous, abusive mentally ill person. I don't know if others have recommended it, but please get a copy of The Bipolar child as soon as you can. It will give you a TON of info about bipolar and kids - esp the advice that medications like lexapro are NOT NOT NOT a good choice for someone with bipolar. Mood stabilizers should be the first medications trialed in a child with a family history of bipolar. Lexapro and other antidepressants can actually CAUSE mood cycling in children - even children who are NOT bipolar. My daughter was abused my my older son at one point. She didn't tell us but I found him choking her in the middle of the night one horrible night. They both got even more therapy and the pediatrician put her on prozac and then zoloft. They made her high as a kite - quite literally. She is NOT bipolar, it does not run in our families, but she still went into mania and if kept on it could have gone into depression next. There is a lot of good medication info here, but first you and the kids need to be out and safe. i am glad you have pics of wounds (NOT that they happened - there should NEVER be wounds after "discipline", of course). The photos will help your court case. If your son has not had a forensic interview by someone trained in interviewing children, this is something you need to have done when you get the protective order against him. A shark lawyer is exactly what you need. Keep a cell phone in your pocket at ALL times also, in case you need to call for help. Teach the kids to call 911 if your spouse gets violent with you. WRite out a safety plan that they go to a neighbor or hide in a closet with a phone and call 911 if needed. The DV center can help you figure all of this out. If your husband finds this website and problems come up because it, you can send a private message to a moderator or the board admin and get your name changed. (((((hugs))))) you have found a soft place to be, a sanctuary of sorts, even an extended family here. You are NOT alone anymore. [/QUOTE]
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