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<blockquote data-quote="recovering doormat" data-source="post: 246653" data-attributes="member: 5941"><p>Marilynne, my heart goes out to you. My son would escalate into vandalizing my house and breaking my property when he didn't get his way. I have called the police on him twice, once when he was 13 and he punched me in the back, and again several months ago when he knocked over my tv set and verbally threatened me. That last incident landed him in front of a judge and he was given the alternative of a diagnostic mental health program lasting six weeks or juvenile detention. He wanted juvie but we convinced him to go for the dual diagnosis program. While there he detoxed from all the weed he was smoking and got to see that compared to some of theother kids with him, he had it pretty good at home. We brought him home after he completed the program against the recommendation of the diagnostic team (they insisted that he needed to go directly to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) but my ex-husband convinced me we could take care of things at home. What a mistake.) so now we are on top of him 24/7 and it's beyond frustrating and exhausting, but he is cooperating because he knows that one phone call coulld put him in juvie and then to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). He desperately wants to stay at home but the onus is on his dad and me to make sure he doesn't fall back into contact with any questionable peers.</p><p> </p><p>My son's diagnosis was Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Dysthymia and he is currently unmedicated. From what I have seen and read about regarding bipolar disorder, getting the child stabilized on medications is the first priority, and that is so hard sometimes if the kid doesn't want to cooperate. I really feel for you. </p><p> </p><p>I also think that NAMI provides great support groups for the caregivers/relatives of people with emotional disorders, and from my experience attending a few meetings here in Connecticut, I'd say 3/4 of the parents described their child as bipolar. These parents have a wealth of information to share, and they have been in your shoes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recovering doormat, post: 246653, member: 5941"] Marilynne, my heart goes out to you. My son would escalate into vandalizing my house and breaking my property when he didn't get his way. I have called the police on him twice, once when he was 13 and he punched me in the back, and again several months ago when he knocked over my tv set and verbally threatened me. That last incident landed him in front of a judge and he was given the alternative of a diagnostic mental health program lasting six weeks or juvenile detention. He wanted juvie but we convinced him to go for the dual diagnosis program. While there he detoxed from all the weed he was smoking and got to see that compared to some of theother kids with him, he had it pretty good at home. We brought him home after he completed the program against the recommendation of the diagnostic team (they insisted that he needed to go directly to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) but my ex-husband convinced me we could take care of things at home. What a mistake.) so now we are on top of him 24/7 and it's beyond frustrating and exhausting, but he is cooperating because he knows that one phone call coulld put him in juvie and then to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). He desperately wants to stay at home but the onus is on his dad and me to make sure he doesn't fall back into contact with any questionable peers. My son's diagnosis was Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Dysthymia and he is currently unmedicated. From what I have seen and read about regarding bipolar disorder, getting the child stabilized on medications is the first priority, and that is so hard sometimes if the kid doesn't want to cooperate. I really feel for you. I also think that NAMI provides great support groups for the caregivers/relatives of people with emotional disorders, and from my experience attending a few meetings here in Connecticut, I'd say 3/4 of the parents described their child as bipolar. These parents have a wealth of information to share, and they have been in your shoes. [/QUOTE]
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