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<blockquote data-quote="eekysign" data-source="post: 220956" data-attributes="member: 6479"><p>Hospice did therapy with her after he died, but nothing extensive. I do know that she has been seen a few times, Mom and stepdad tried her on Paxil somewhere between the ages of 9-11, maybe. They then stopped it "to see" on the Dr's recommendation/because of the new info about side effects (she wasn't having any). She never went back on anything. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what diagnosis they used. Mom and stepdad handled everything, and now Mom doesn't like to "burden" me with the details, since she's still the parent. I'm 27, by the way. Boarding school was going to start her on therapy, but she didn't last---she went back to school post-suspension yesterday, and she's booted out today. I know she has anxiety issues, she worries about anything and everything, constantly. Spiders, murderers, terrorists, etc, etc. She has trouble sleeping sometimes, and digestive upset, too.</p><p></p><p>I should mention that her two older half-brothers are pretty messed up---one is a bipolar schizophrenic and lives in a group home, and the other is a drug addict and repeat convict (and I'm sure "undiagnosed something", etc). They bounced in and out between our home and their mother's home before Sis was born--she's never had any contact with them. I think one of my biggest fears for her is ending up like them. </p><p></p><p>She was a scary little kid. Even when she was good, she was never the "sweet little girl" your friends' kids are. She'd temper tantrum so badly we'd have to restrain her, she'd hit, kick, bite, spit anyone who came near. There were never any triggers. As she got older, she was more dangerous 'cause she was bigger. Recently, she's less physically violent, but much more defiant, angry, switches on the rage at the drop of a hat. When she gets in trouble, it's never her fault. If you talk her down out of her rages, she'll start crying and admit fault, but the next time she goes into a fit, you can remind her all you want of that, and she'll say she was lying to get you off her back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eekysign, post: 220956, member: 6479"] Hospice did therapy with her after he died, but nothing extensive. I do know that she has been seen a few times, Mom and stepdad tried her on Paxil somewhere between the ages of 9-11, maybe. They then stopped it "to see" on the Dr's recommendation/because of the new info about side effects (she wasn't having any). She never went back on anything. I'm not sure what diagnosis they used. Mom and stepdad handled everything, and now Mom doesn't like to "burden" me with the details, since she's still the parent. I'm 27, by the way. Boarding school was going to start her on therapy, but she didn't last---she went back to school post-suspension yesterday, and she's booted out today. I know she has anxiety issues, she worries about anything and everything, constantly. Spiders, murderers, terrorists, etc, etc. She has trouble sleeping sometimes, and digestive upset, too. I should mention that her two older half-brothers are pretty messed up---one is a bipolar schizophrenic and lives in a group home, and the other is a drug addict and repeat convict (and I'm sure "undiagnosed something", etc). They bounced in and out between our home and their mother's home before Sis was born--she's never had any contact with them. I think one of my biggest fears for her is ending up like them. She was a scary little kid. Even when she was good, she was never the "sweet little girl" your friends' kids are. She'd temper tantrum so badly we'd have to restrain her, she'd hit, kick, bite, spit anyone who came near. There were never any triggers. As she got older, she was more dangerous 'cause she was bigger. Recently, she's less physically violent, but much more defiant, angry, switches on the rage at the drop of a hat. When she gets in trouble, it's never her fault. If you talk her down out of her rages, she'll start crying and admit fault, but the next time she goes into a fit, you can remind her all you want of that, and she'll say she was lying to get you off her back. [/QUOTE]
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