Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Parent Emeritus
Long time no post, back with update
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="HereWeGoAgain" data-source="post: 259025" data-attributes="member: 3485"><p>Thanks everybody for the kind words.</p><p> </p><p>Well Mister Strong I am not. difficult child is here.</p><p> </p><p>Let me explain. difficult child was released late yesterday morning from the crisis unit. T<span style="color: #000000">he mental health services here have been wonderful. The facility difficult child was in is the first one ever to put two and two together and recommend treatment for both personality disorder and substance abuse <em>together</em> as two mutually reinforcing sides of the same overall illness. All the previous treatment centers have been focused only on the substance abuse; the personality disorder has been regarded as secondary yeah, she needs to talk to a counselor about those issues, once she gets out. AA has been good for her when shes been making meetings but it tends to reinforce the excessive dependency aspect of her personality disorder. She latches on to her sponsor as her new knight in shining armor until something happens and suddenly the sponsor has always disliked her, talks behind her back, etc.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000">So anyway, difficult child has a list of half a dozen centers that treat dual diagnosis Axis II (i.e., personality disorders) and substance abuse. None have any beds. They all have waiting lists of up to three months, but her case worker says that it is rare to have to wait over a week or so if one is persistent about calling every place every day. Due to the nature of things, centers have a lot of no-shows and people checking out AMA (against medical advice), so slots open up all the time. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000">I was insistent that difficult child find a shelter to stay in. We looked and looked -- oops! not our job! -- but, difficult child tried hard as well. We hoped to locate something for women only rather than the general public, due to the high risk nature of Salvation Army. No luck, they only cater to pregnant women or with women with children and difficult child is/has neither (I must give kudos to difficult child for never deliberately getting pregnant to avail herself of public aid).</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000">difficult child is behaving herself exceptionally well, as usual at first.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000">Myself, I am leaving Sunday for a three-day trip, previously planned, so wife will be taking difficult child on the rounds Monday and Tuesday. We are agreed that it is probably for the best for me to take a little vc.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000">So I guess I keep my moniker for now, Star*!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HereWeGoAgain, post: 259025, member: 3485"] Thanks everybody for the kind words. Well Mister Strong I am not. difficult child is here. Let me explain. difficult child was released late yesterday morning from the crisis unit. T[COLOR=#000000]he mental health services here have been wonderful. The facility difficult child was in is the first one ever to put two and two together and recommend treatment for both personality disorder and substance abuse [I]together[/I] as two mutually reinforcing sides of the same overall illness. All the previous treatment centers have been focused only on the substance abuse; the personality disorder has been regarded as secondary yeah, she needs to talk to a counselor about those issues, once she gets out. AA has been good for her when shes been making meetings but it tends to reinforce the excessive dependency aspect of her personality disorder. She latches on to her sponsor as her new knight in shining armor until something happens and suddenly the sponsor has always disliked her, talks behind her back, etc.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]So anyway, difficult child has a list of half a dozen centers that treat dual diagnosis Axis II (i.e., personality disorders) and substance abuse. None have any beds. They all have waiting lists of up to three months, but her case worker says that it is rare to have to wait over a week or so if one is persistent about calling every place every day. Due to the nature of things, centers have a lot of no-shows and people checking out AMA (against medical advice), so slots open up all the time. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I was insistent that difficult child find a shelter to stay in. We looked and looked -- oops! not our job! -- but, difficult child tried hard as well. We hoped to locate something for women only rather than the general public, due to the high risk nature of Salvation Army. No luck, they only cater to pregnant women or with women with children and difficult child is/has neither (I must give kudos to difficult child for never deliberately getting pregnant to avail herself of public aid).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]difficult child is behaving herself exceptionally well, as usual at first.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Myself, I am leaving Sunday for a three-day trip, previously planned, so wife will be taking difficult child on the rounds Monday and Tuesday. We are agreed that it is probably for the best for me to take a little vc.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]So I guess I keep my moniker for now, Star*![/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Parent Emeritus
Long time no post, back with update
Top