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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 95564" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>Hi and welcome. I imagine you're going to see that your daughter is like many of ours! Your daughter certainly sounds a lot like my daughter and mine just turned 18. Nothing is truly resolved, but some things are better and some are not. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I would not bother fighting the battle over cigarettes. Just let her know that she needs to do it outdoors and pick up her bu.tts and put them in the trash. I fought that battle with my daughter and at some point realized that in the big picture, it wasn't worth the fight - there were so many other issues going on that needed my attention and energy moreso, so I gave up. It actually lessened the amount my difficult child smoked, believe it or not and I think it's because I made it such a non-issue (there was nothing to pi.ss me off about it anymore, so she slowed way down).</p><p></p><p>I would continue with the random drug testing. Hopefully her doctors will be able to get a good grasp on what's going on. I was never very interested in the official diagnosis, but rather way more interested in the treatment that helped. There is no cure-all, but there are many combinations of medications and therapy that can help. Try and focus on that. </p><p></p><p>My difficult child was initially diagnosed with tourette (which is a true diagnosis), ADHD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), then that was changed to include ODD, Depression. Then NOT depression, but Bipolar. Then NOT bipolar, but Post traumatic stress syndrome. Then not PTSD...I mean, it just continually changes. My official diagnosis for my difficult child is:</p><p></p><p>pita, confused, oppositional, depressed, but most of all DIFFICULT. So no matter which diagnosis she recieves, in my opinion, it's the treatment and care she recieves that is most important. </p><p></p><p>This is a great place for you to be - hugs and best wishes! Keep strong. :warrior:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 95564, member: 2211"] Hi and welcome. I imagine you're going to see that your daughter is like many of ours! Your daughter certainly sounds a lot like my daughter and mine just turned 18. Nothing is truly resolved, but some things are better and some are not. Personally, I would not bother fighting the battle over cigarettes. Just let her know that she needs to do it outdoors and pick up her bu.tts and put them in the trash. I fought that battle with my daughter and at some point realized that in the big picture, it wasn't worth the fight - there were so many other issues going on that needed my attention and energy moreso, so I gave up. It actually lessened the amount my difficult child smoked, believe it or not and I think it's because I made it such a non-issue (there was nothing to pi.ss me off about it anymore, so she slowed way down). I would continue with the random drug testing. Hopefully her doctors will be able to get a good grasp on what's going on. I was never very interested in the official diagnosis, but rather way more interested in the treatment that helped. There is no cure-all, but there are many combinations of medications and therapy that can help. Try and focus on that. My difficult child was initially diagnosed with tourette (which is a true diagnosis), ADHD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), then that was changed to include ODD, Depression. Then NOT depression, but Bipolar. Then NOT bipolar, but Post traumatic stress syndrome. Then not PTSD...I mean, it just continually changes. My official diagnosis for my difficult child is: pita, confused, oppositional, depressed, but most of all DIFFICULT. So no matter which diagnosis she recieves, in my opinion, it's the treatment and care she recieves that is most important. This is a great place for you to be - hugs and best wishes! Keep strong. [img]:warrior:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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