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Why do I have swings in levels of hope for my son? Is this the fate of CD parents?
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 502785" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>P.S. My son had said he wants to kill himself, too, after huge confrontational episodes, and once he starts to calm down, I will ask, how will you do that? Gun? Pills? Jump off a bridge? He has no plan. He knows guns are illegal, he doesn't know which pills to take, and he's afraid of heights. (I had to keep the little smile off of my face when he answered each question. He is so literal and still so young, in his mind.)</p><p>It's the FEELING they are talking about, so maybe that's what your son is getting at. Unless he has a history of actually following through on plans. It seems to me that he's more "in the moment" and by the time he got his act together to kill himself, he'd forget and be onto to something else. Killing the hamsters was spontaneous, right?</p><p>Your son is very young, very immature in his mind. He's got the body of a young adult and the emotions and self control of a pre-schooler. I hope if you keep that in mind, it will help. Many hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 502785, member: 3419"] P.S. My son had said he wants to kill himself, too, after huge confrontational episodes, and once he starts to calm down, I will ask, how will you do that? Gun? Pills? Jump off a bridge? He has no plan. He knows guns are illegal, he doesn't know which pills to take, and he's afraid of heights. (I had to keep the little smile off of my face when he answered each question. He is so literal and still so young, in his mind.) It's the FEELING they are talking about, so maybe that's what your son is getting at. Unless he has a history of actually following through on plans. It seems to me that he's more "in the moment" and by the time he got his act together to kill himself, he'd forget and be onto to something else. Killing the hamsters was spontaneous, right? Your son is very young, very immature in his mind. He's got the body of a young adult and the emotions and self control of a pre-schooler. I hope if you keep that in mind, it will help. Many hugs. [/QUOTE]
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