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This is long but need advice. difficult child handcuffed in my yard today.
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<blockquote data-quote="Ephchap" data-source="post: 546584" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>AG,</p><p></p><p>I read your post through a few times, as I teared up each time ... somewhat reliving what we went through with our difficult child. Some of what you wrote was so similar to some of the dark days we went through that it had me sobbing just remembering. It's so hard when they are totally out of control and you don't know what or who to believe as the lies just pile up one after another. When they are scared and/or coming down off a high, it's like they will agree to almost anything. I don't know the whole history, but it does sound like a compilation of things. With my son, the escalation of what he was doing (alcohol, then pot, then crack cocaine) escalated the paranoia and the mood swings and out of control behavior.</p><p></p><p>We also had police come into our yard and our home, as we had called them to come arrest our son, who was being held by his arms by my husband and my older son, and difficult child had a razor blade in his hand threateing to harm himself if we had him arrested. We had no choice and I snuck outside the house with a cell phone so he couldn't hear me call the police. They came and took him and he was placed on a 72 hour hold. </p><p></p><p>When things are so bad with our addict difficult child's, it's the trying to get them to realize how bad things are and to accept help that is so difficult. It's gut wrenching to see your child so out of control.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like your son is trying to call the shots (as my son often did) of where he will and will not go for treatment. My heart goes out to you as you navigate through trying to stay detached enough and yet, wanting him to get the help he obviously needs.</p><p></p><p>Sending strength and hugs,</p><p>Deb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ephchap, post: 546584, member: 27"] AG, I read your post through a few times, as I teared up each time ... somewhat reliving what we went through with our difficult child. Some of what you wrote was so similar to some of the dark days we went through that it had me sobbing just remembering. It's so hard when they are totally out of control and you don't know what or who to believe as the lies just pile up one after another. When they are scared and/or coming down off a high, it's like they will agree to almost anything. I don't know the whole history, but it does sound like a compilation of things. With my son, the escalation of what he was doing (alcohol, then pot, then crack cocaine) escalated the paranoia and the mood swings and out of control behavior. We also had police come into our yard and our home, as we had called them to come arrest our son, who was being held by his arms by my husband and my older son, and difficult child had a razor blade in his hand threateing to harm himself if we had him arrested. We had no choice and I snuck outside the house with a cell phone so he couldn't hear me call the police. They came and took him and he was placed on a 72 hour hold. When things are so bad with our addict difficult child's, it's the trying to get them to realize how bad things are and to accept help that is so difficult. It's gut wrenching to see your child so out of control. It sounds like your son is trying to call the shots (as my son often did) of where he will and will not go for treatment. My heart goes out to you as you navigate through trying to stay detached enough and yet, wanting him to get the help he obviously needs. Sending strength and hugs, Deb [/QUOTE]
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