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Newbie...desperate mom with 20 yo addict...court tomorrow
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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 579135" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>Welcome. You have gotten some good advise and will always find a sympathetic ear here. I have been through some of what you have,though there are many differences.</p><p> The suicide thing is something i deal with a lot. Our daughter has borderline personality disorder...she has only been diagnosed with traits because her last assessment was before she turned 18 and they seldom diagnose before then. Suicide is a real threat with this group and they are far more likely to</p><p>Follow through. I was told at the DBT residential place (specialized treatment for Borderline (BPD)), that they recommend not being manipulatrd by it and yet...in that place she took 60 pills and we almost lost her because they ignored her threats. I wont ignore them and if only because i dont want to be the one that has to live with guilt if she does it, then so be it. Other counselors have told us never to ignore it. We take her to the phospital oe emergency room for evaluation. Now that she is 18 she has refused but ou local phospital and the police have a trained crisis team that comes if needed. Just last week we called them when she made a threat. She called them and cycled down and they didnt need to cone out. Maybe you have that resource? I learned about it at NAMI. My daughter alwsys deescalates when we talk with her and help her problem solve. Each situation is different. I would ask your counselor for adbise. </p><p>I hope your boy is ordered into treatment. This is a long road and the stress is unbelievable. He will need help outside of what you can give him. It is seldom successful the first time through. Keep us updated. A giant hug to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 579135, member: 11001"] Welcome. You have gotten some good advise and will always find a sympathetic ear here. I have been through some of what you have,though there are many differences. The suicide thing is something i deal with a lot. Our daughter has borderline personality disorder...she has only been diagnosed with traits because her last assessment was before she turned 18 and they seldom diagnose before then. Suicide is a real threat with this group and they are far more likely to Follow through. I was told at the DBT residential place (specialized treatment for Borderline (BPD)), that they recommend not being manipulatrd by it and yet...in that place she took 60 pills and we almost lost her because they ignored her threats. I wont ignore them and if only because i dont want to be the one that has to live with guilt if she does it, then so be it. Other counselors have told us never to ignore it. We take her to the phospital oe emergency room for evaluation. Now that she is 18 she has refused but ou local phospital and the police have a trained crisis team that comes if needed. Just last week we called them when she made a threat. She called them and cycled down and they didnt need to cone out. Maybe you have that resource? I learned about it at NAMI. My daughter alwsys deescalates when we talk with her and help her problem solve. Each situation is different. I would ask your counselor for adbise. I hope your boy is ordered into treatment. This is a long road and the stress is unbelievable. He will need help outside of what you can give him. It is seldom successful the first time through. Keep us updated. A giant hug to you. [/QUOTE]
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