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One of us is nuts, is it him or me (or both).
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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 13024" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>Sunny, I REALLY liked your advice about structuring those phone calls. What a great idea to simply set up a format so that we ALL get some satisfaction from the contact. After all, this is simply good manners... If he ever gets over his snit to call us again, I'm absolutely going to bring this up.</p><p></p><p>As far as the medications, the psychiatric feels that he could be doing some "cycling" and thinks the depakote will help him to not be so emotionally reactive--basically, I think they feel it will calm him down. This wouldn't be a bad thing for him because he seems to be spending a great deal of time being angry with the world alternating with being angry with himself for the situation he's in rather than accepting it and moving on. </p><p></p><p>I DO believe there is some manipulation going on, but I really feel that the root of it is that he feels very out of control and is trying his best to control ANYTHING that he can, and I'm his best bet. But, I think it's time, as you suggested, that I not jump to supply him with his every little whim. I guess I've been doing so because there isn't much else I can do for him, as his mom, at this point. He's our only child, and I've had an empty nest suddenly thrust on me without any preparation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 13024, member: 1835"] Sunny, I REALLY liked your advice about structuring those phone calls. What a great idea to simply set up a format so that we ALL get some satisfaction from the contact. After all, this is simply good manners... If he ever gets over his snit to call us again, I'm absolutely going to bring this up. As far as the medications, the psychiatric feels that he could be doing some "cycling" and thinks the depakote will help him to not be so emotionally reactive--basically, I think they feel it will calm him down. This wouldn't be a bad thing for him because he seems to be spending a great deal of time being angry with the world alternating with being angry with himself for the situation he's in rather than accepting it and moving on. I DO believe there is some manipulation going on, but I really feel that the root of it is that he feels very out of control and is trying his best to control ANYTHING that he can, and I'm his best bet. But, I think it's time, as you suggested, that I not jump to supply him with his every little whim. I guess I've been doing so because there isn't much else I can do for him, as his mom, at this point. He's our only child, and I've had an empty nest suddenly thrust on me without any preparation. [/QUOTE]
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