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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 336915" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Daisyface, I completely understand your questions and fears. I spent quite a number of years with a child who believed that if he could go to Japan he would be able to find pokemon. Real ones. </p><p></p><p>This persisted and later he was sure he could find and raise a dragon, again found in Japan. </p><p></p><p>If only his horrible and cruel parents would just fork over money for a ticket there. He would find one and be so famous that someone would pay his way home when he was ready to come home. </p><p></p><p>NO ONE outside this board believed me. Nothing we did changed his beliefs. For the most part we let it go because he was not looking for ways to raise money to go.</p><p></p><p>Then he moved to my parents. Who let him have access to money and one day a week, minimum, to go and play D&D. They firmly believed I was over-reacting and just plain being silly to think he believed those things. He is skilled enough a manipulation to get them to think I was just being stupid. </p><p></p><p>About 2 years after he moved there he was deeper and deeper into his games and was mixing potions and "learning" spells to do various things. He showed many signs of sinking into this. I told Gma it had been going on a long time, but at his age the only way to stop it was for HIM to want to stop. </p><p></p><p>I would go with your instincts. If you think that magical thinking is going on, then you need to bring it up to the psychiatrist. Ask what treatment is available for this, esp as the cutting can come with some scary things, like drinking blood from other people's cuts or biting other people to svck on the wound.</p><p></p><p>I really DO know how you are worrying, and how farfetched it can sound if you say it out loud. Trust those instincts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 336915, member: 1233"] Daisyface, I completely understand your questions and fears. I spent quite a number of years with a child who believed that if he could go to Japan he would be able to find pokemon. Real ones. This persisted and later he was sure he could find and raise a dragon, again found in Japan. If only his horrible and cruel parents would just fork over money for a ticket there. He would find one and be so famous that someone would pay his way home when he was ready to come home. NO ONE outside this board believed me. Nothing we did changed his beliefs. For the most part we let it go because he was not looking for ways to raise money to go. Then he moved to my parents. Who let him have access to money and one day a week, minimum, to go and play D&D. They firmly believed I was over-reacting and just plain being silly to think he believed those things. He is skilled enough a manipulation to get them to think I was just being stupid. About 2 years after he moved there he was deeper and deeper into his games and was mixing potions and "learning" spells to do various things. He showed many signs of sinking into this. I told Gma it had been going on a long time, but at his age the only way to stop it was for HIM to want to stop. I would go with your instincts. If you think that magical thinking is going on, then you need to bring it up to the psychiatrist. Ask what treatment is available for this, esp as the cutting can come with some scary things, like drinking blood from other people's cuts or biting other people to svck on the wound. I really DO know how you are worrying, and how farfetched it can sound if you say it out loud. Trust those instincts. [/QUOTE]
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