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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 156926" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>KLMNO....please dont take my question the wrong way because my mood isnt very good right now so I probably shouldnt even be posting but....I am a bit confused exactly what you expect out of everyone involved in your sons care...psychiatrist, therapist, GAL, laywers, school personnel...everyone. </p><p></p><p>Are you expecting that because he has a mood disorder diagnosis that there will be some sort of magic pill or therapy or doctor or situation that will make this all work out smoothly? I dont think any of those things exist. You can try for the best medication combo you can find with the least amount of side effects but a bipolar person will never be completely stable...not all the time. No psychiatrist is going to be perfect. No therapist is going to do therapy exactly the way you may wish that it would be done. Therapy is long hard work that can take years to see the results. School systems can put in plans to help try to assimilate these kids but in many cases it just doesnt work well. The kid has to want to try too. If both arent invested in the end result...it wont work. </p><p></p><p>I think maybe its time to lay some of the ball into your sons lap and help him learn to advocate for himself. He needs to learn about his illness and his medications and how to get help for himself. He needs to learn that he isnt a victim to his disorder but how to use tools to rise above it and not to use it as an excuse to behave badly. </p><p></p><p>Please dont take this wrong. I am just trying to give you advice from the other side of the bridge. I tried desperately to get mine all the help under the sun and run in front of him with a neon sign saying...danger danger dont do that...but he did it anyway and look where we are today. 21, 9th grade drop out, convicted of 4 felonies and a 2 year old. Nice huh?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 156926, member: 1514"] KLMNO....please dont take my question the wrong way because my mood isnt very good right now so I probably shouldnt even be posting but....I am a bit confused exactly what you expect out of everyone involved in your sons care...psychiatrist, therapist, GAL, laywers, school personnel...everyone. Are you expecting that because he has a mood disorder diagnosis that there will be some sort of magic pill or therapy or doctor or situation that will make this all work out smoothly? I dont think any of those things exist. You can try for the best medication combo you can find with the least amount of side effects but a bipolar person will never be completely stable...not all the time. No psychiatrist is going to be perfect. No therapist is going to do therapy exactly the way you may wish that it would be done. Therapy is long hard work that can take years to see the results. School systems can put in plans to help try to assimilate these kids but in many cases it just doesnt work well. The kid has to want to try too. If both arent invested in the end result...it wont work. I think maybe its time to lay some of the ball into your sons lap and help him learn to advocate for himself. He needs to learn about his illness and his medications and how to get help for himself. He needs to learn that he isnt a victim to his disorder but how to use tools to rise above it and not to use it as an excuse to behave badly. Please dont take this wrong. I am just trying to give you advice from the other side of the bridge. I tried desperately to get mine all the help under the sun and run in front of him with a neon sign saying...danger danger dont do that...but he did it anyway and look where we are today. 21, 9th grade drop out, convicted of 4 felonies and a 2 year old. Nice huh? [/QUOTE]
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