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<blockquote data-quote="welcometowitsend" data-source="post: 540105" data-attributes="member: 14356"><p>Suz - thank you. I did talk to him about school and told him I wasn't worried about the courses. He has always said he wants to do a victory lap so he is opting to take an extra year to graduate anyway. Mostly because the school he is in offers so many great courses. I suggested to him that next year he spread his courses out so he takes more 'interesting' courses that usually offer less homework - like auto mechanics or photography and that will allow him more time to focus on doing well in courses like English and Math. If he spreads his grade 11 courses out over 2 years it will be easier on him. </p><p></p><p>He says he did very well on his guitar exam so he will pass that. He had his science exam today and thinks he did well enough to pass the course. He has his last exam tomorrow - English. </p><p></p><p>My mom came over today and helped me clean out his room. We went through and removed all ties, belts, ropes, that kind of thing. I found matches that he'd lit off so I took all matches, found a lighter and removed his multi-tool and a couple of pocket knives. The knives he had from before all this started. The matches concern me a lot. Is this a symptom of something? I don't know. </p><p></p><p>So his pig sty is now nice and clean and safer than before. I was a little worried that he'd be mad at me for being in his stuff but I was respectful of his belongings and he understood the reasoning behind the stuff I removed from his room and seemed ok with it. </p><p></p><p>Got the referral to the psychiatrist today and mentioned the matches to the secretary on top of everything else - she was going to consult with the Dr. and get back to me. Hopefully I will hear something from her tomorrow. I've got to call the other place back and let them know if I'm going to take the appointment with the psychologist or go with the psychiatrist. I'd rather go with the psychiatrist for 2 reasons - 1 - she can prescribe medication if needed and 2 - it's covered under our provincial health care plan and the psychologist isn't. </p><p> </p><p>I'm taking extra magnesium to help me stay calm - started hyperventilating today a couple of times and I've been shaking too. Signs of a panic attack, I think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welcometowitsend, post: 540105, member: 14356"] Suz - thank you. I did talk to him about school and told him I wasn't worried about the courses. He has always said he wants to do a victory lap so he is opting to take an extra year to graduate anyway. Mostly because the school he is in offers so many great courses. I suggested to him that next year he spread his courses out so he takes more 'interesting' courses that usually offer less homework - like auto mechanics or photography and that will allow him more time to focus on doing well in courses like English and Math. If he spreads his grade 11 courses out over 2 years it will be easier on him. He says he did very well on his guitar exam so he will pass that. He had his science exam today and thinks he did well enough to pass the course. He has his last exam tomorrow - English. My mom came over today and helped me clean out his room. We went through and removed all ties, belts, ropes, that kind of thing. I found matches that he'd lit off so I took all matches, found a lighter and removed his multi-tool and a couple of pocket knives. The knives he had from before all this started. The matches concern me a lot. Is this a symptom of something? I don't know. So his pig sty is now nice and clean and safer than before. I was a little worried that he'd be mad at me for being in his stuff but I was respectful of his belongings and he understood the reasoning behind the stuff I removed from his room and seemed ok with it. Got the referral to the psychiatrist today and mentioned the matches to the secretary on top of everything else - she was going to consult with the Dr. and get back to me. Hopefully I will hear something from her tomorrow. I've got to call the other place back and let them know if I'm going to take the appointment with the psychologist or go with the psychiatrist. I'd rather go with the psychiatrist for 2 reasons - 1 - she can prescribe medication if needed and 2 - it's covered under our provincial health care plan and the psychologist isn't. I'm taking extra magnesium to help me stay calm - started hyperventilating today a couple of times and I've been shaking too. Signs of a panic attack, I think. [/QUOTE]
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