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Wanting advice on how to deal with a child with depression & ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="barneysmom" data-source="post: 379253" data-attributes="member: 1872"><p>hi crazyfornature,</p><p></p><p>Welcome. </p><p></p><p>I was just thinking your little guy could be depressed, and as Jena mentioned, grieving. I live with three males and I am very familiar with male depression. A depressed male can look very much like ODD (I'm not a fan of ODD as a stand-alone diagnosis; I think it's a composite of many symptoms that are hard to sort out, especially so young).</p><p></p><p>I'm not trying to diagnose your son -- just adding another perspective to think about. </p><p></p><p>My condolences also for your many losses. Does your son talk about the loss of his dad? And of his pets?</p><p></p><p>Does he see the counselor at school? I have to say I think it's cruel that they are calling you all the time to pick him up instead of helping you try to sort him out.</p><p></p><p>How can you keep your sanity?? Take care of yourself. You have your own grieving to do. Is there a grief therapist available to you, as Jena suggested? If not, there is a lot of internet support for those who must grieve. I recently had some big-time grief work to do, probably the biggest of my life, not because of bereavement, but because of issues with my kids and mental illness. It was so overwhelming I had to google "grief" and see what was up. It helped me a lot to learn about the grieving process. </p><p></p><p>Best of luck -- keep posting.</p><p></p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barneysmom, post: 379253, member: 1872"] hi crazyfornature, Welcome. I was just thinking your little guy could be depressed, and as Jena mentioned, grieving. I live with three males and I am very familiar with male depression. A depressed male can look very much like ODD (I'm not a fan of ODD as a stand-alone diagnosis; I think it's a composite of many symptoms that are hard to sort out, especially so young). I'm not trying to diagnose your son -- just adding another perspective to think about. My condolences also for your many losses. Does your son talk about the loss of his dad? And of his pets? Does he see the counselor at school? I have to say I think it's cruel that they are calling you all the time to pick him up instead of helping you try to sort him out. How can you keep your sanity?? Take care of yourself. You have your own grieving to do. Is there a grief therapist available to you, as Jena suggested? If not, there is a lot of internet support for those who must grieve. I recently had some big-time grief work to do, probably the biggest of my life, not because of bereavement, but because of issues with my kids and mental illness. It was so overwhelming I had to google "grief" and see what was up. It helped me a lot to learn about the grieving process. Best of luck -- keep posting. Jo [/QUOTE]
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