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I just want to tell you what a terrible mother i am - long
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 292865" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It sounds like you have a whole lot to contend with. Don't beat yourself up for losing it and slapping him. Most of us have lost it and done something we are not proud of.</p><p></p><p>I think looking for a group home sounds like a great idea. Marg would be a great help to point you toward resources for your difficult child. </p><p></p><p>It really sounds like it would be for the best to not take him with you unless he has already made plans and you have already verified them. Having him decide to go and start drinking at that hour is taking a running leap down the road to alcoholism. I am NOT saying he is an alcoholic. But many people with mental illness turn to alcohol to self medicate. It is a vicious cycle.</p><p></p><p>Here is a link to the common abbreviations we use : <a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8</a> I must admit I am surprised that therapist and psychiatrist were not listed there. I thought that therapist was a therapist, psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, pastor, etc who does the "talk therapy", the one you talk to for an hour or so every week. I understood psychiatrist to be a child and adolescent psychiatrist, the one who writes the prescriptions for medications.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like you have a lot going on and need some help. It might be a good thing for your 19yo difficult child to move to a group home. He would get more socialization than any parent could provide on their own, and he would also have to learn at least a little about how the world works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 292865, member: 1233"] It sounds like you have a whole lot to contend with. Don't beat yourself up for losing it and slapping him. Most of us have lost it and done something we are not proud of. I think looking for a group home sounds like a great idea. Marg would be a great help to point you toward resources for your difficult child. It really sounds like it would be for the best to not take him with you unless he has already made plans and you have already verified them. Having him decide to go and start drinking at that hour is taking a running leap down the road to alcoholism. I am NOT saying he is an alcoholic. But many people with mental illness turn to alcohol to self medicate. It is a vicious cycle. Here is a link to the common abbreviations we use : [url]http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8[/url] I must admit I am surprised that therapist and psychiatrist were not listed there. I thought that therapist was a therapist, psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, pastor, etc who does the "talk therapy", the one you talk to for an hour or so every week. I understood psychiatrist to be a child and adolescent psychiatrist, the one who writes the prescriptions for medications. It sounds like you have a lot going on and need some help. It might be a good thing for your 19yo difficult child to move to a group home. He would get more socialization than any parent could provide on their own, and he would also have to learn at least a little about how the world works. [/QUOTE]
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