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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 534254" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>I can imagine your experiences have caused huge trauma memories and feelings for you! I am so so sorry. A huge difference here is that you get to call the shots. Your son can't refuse treatment etc. You are NOT a crazy mom and if they think so then you are at t he wrong place. Child psychiatry and treatment centers can be very comforting (depends on the site of course) but the option to NOT treat this and then when he is older to refuse help is just too scary because it can all be taken out of your hands. He can just end up incarcerated for long periods of time. </p><p></p><p>I am most concerned that your daughter has been traumatized and I am sure you are super concerned about that part too. But anyone she tells is likely a mandated reporter and that can actually end up helping you in some places. IF it means they get your son services. But it could also mean they remove her from the home. </p><p></p><p>I hope you can find more support and not just for him but for you because you have been through more than anyone could deal with and not have someone help sort through all of the issues. psychiatrist may be too close, in that he wants to reassure you knowing what you have been through. This has all just crossed a line where waiting is not really an option. A switch in a medication alone will not be a magic bullet. You might be able to p revent your son going to the level of psychosis if he can get appropriate medication.</p><p></p><p>Every case is different. Your son is not his father even if he has the same diagnosis of bipolar. Bipolar can be very well treated in many people and your son can have the support from you that maybe your ex did not get from his parents. </p><p></p><p>Wishing you the very very best, it is so hard to face that your beloved child needs such intensive care and is really truly in trouble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 534254, member: 12886"] I can imagine your experiences have caused huge trauma memories and feelings for you! I am so so sorry. A huge difference here is that you get to call the shots. Your son can't refuse treatment etc. You are NOT a crazy mom and if they think so then you are at t he wrong place. Child psychiatry and treatment centers can be very comforting (depends on the site of course) but the option to NOT treat this and then when he is older to refuse help is just too scary because it can all be taken out of your hands. He can just end up incarcerated for long periods of time. I am most concerned that your daughter has been traumatized and I am sure you are super concerned about that part too. But anyone she tells is likely a mandated reporter and that can actually end up helping you in some places. IF it means they get your son services. But it could also mean they remove her from the home. I hope you can find more support and not just for him but for you because you have been through more than anyone could deal with and not have someone help sort through all of the issues. psychiatrist may be too close, in that he wants to reassure you knowing what you have been through. This has all just crossed a line where waiting is not really an option. A switch in a medication alone will not be a magic bullet. You might be able to p revent your son going to the level of psychosis if he can get appropriate medication. Every case is different. Your son is not his father even if he has the same diagnosis of bipolar. Bipolar can be very well treated in many people and your son can have the support from you that maybe your ex did not get from his parents. Wishing you the very very best, it is so hard to face that your beloved child needs such intensive care and is really truly in trouble. [/QUOTE]
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