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What to say to "I want to kill myself"
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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 15039" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>I have been dealing with this with my difficult child off and on since he was 6. The first time he became suicidal was when he started Rhitalin - bad, horrible move - but this was 10 years ago, and most doctors. I encountered back then labeled any behavior problems as ADD. None the less, when a 6 year old talks of suicide, especially repeatedly, there is something quite wrong with the medications and their brain chemistry. I had to actually have him hospitalized at that time, because he was so unstable. ( I choose day hospital because he was so little.)</p><p></p><p>Over the years, the suicidal talk comes and goes, and especially escalates in times of mania. Again, obviously a clue that the medications are not working if he is manic. He has been hospitalized 3 times, and those 3 times were because he is suicidal. That being said, he still screams things about wanting to kill himself in times of great distress, and I always say to him that this is a serious statement, and one that warrants a visit to the Dr. if he is indeed serious. I then remind him that I love him very much, and in no uncertain terms am I going to let anything happen to him, including letting him take his own life. This usually works...because it causes him to feel safe...if he cannot get himself under control, then he knows I will place him in a spot where he is safe until he gains his rationale back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 15039, member: 3301"] I have been dealing with this with my difficult child off and on since he was 6. The first time he became suicidal was when he started Rhitalin - bad, horrible move - but this was 10 years ago, and most doctors. I encountered back then labeled any behavior problems as ADD. None the less, when a 6 year old talks of suicide, especially repeatedly, there is something quite wrong with the medications and their brain chemistry. I had to actually have him hospitalized at that time, because he was so unstable. ( I choose day hospital because he was so little.) Over the years, the suicidal talk comes and goes, and especially escalates in times of mania. Again, obviously a clue that the medications are not working if he is manic. He has been hospitalized 3 times, and those 3 times were because he is suicidal. That being said, he still screams things about wanting to kill himself in times of great distress, and I always say to him that this is a serious statement, and one that warrants a visit to the Dr. if he is indeed serious. I then remind him that I love him very much, and in no uncertain terms am I going to let anything happen to him, including letting him take his own life. This usually works...because it causes him to feel safe...if he cannot get himself under control, then he knows I will place him in a spot where he is safe until he gains his rationale back. [/QUOTE]
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