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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember1" data-source="post: 760822" data-attributes="member: 23706"><p>I have to run out but my first thought is that his drinking is making his depression worse. One condition I personally would insist on to live at home, if this were Kay, is seeing a Psychiatrist for medication and you give it to him each day. This would not be negotiable. In some people depression is clinical and will not go away without medication and certain types of therapy such as CBT or DBT. We can't force them to do ANYTHING but we can set conditions they have to follow in order to live with us in our home. Therapy can help him with his view of his disability and life. You feel sorry for him. Therapy teaches us to cope with our cards.</p><p></p><p>Your son's depression won't get better no matter where he lives unless he treats it. Clinical depression is an illness and does not get better just because our circumstances change. And alcohol is a depressant. It makes depression worse. He probably would need help for both issues. If he refuses and sits around and refuses treatment and medications he likely will be unable to feel good enough to motivate himself to get well.</p><p></p><p>My daughter has refused all treatment. She is not better over a decade later. Heck, I got real depressed because of Kay and got help and took an anti depressant for a few years and it helped...and words can't explain how bad I felt taking it....until my mood slowly became normal again, in spite of Kay still floundering.</p><p></p><p>Depression can make people's perceptions change. It makes everything seem worse. So they become mean and abusive to us because we care about them and their lives are miserable. I would guess that 90 percent of the kids who bring us here use drugs AND have mental illness too. You can't help him but you can help yourself by insisting he try at least if he wants to live with you.</p><p></p><p>Just my two cents. Hugs and love.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember1, post: 760822, member: 23706"] I have to run out but my first thought is that his drinking is making his depression worse. One condition I personally would insist on to live at home, if this were Kay, is seeing a Psychiatrist for medication and you give it to him each day. This would not be negotiable. In some people depression is clinical and will not go away without medication and certain types of therapy such as CBT or DBT. We can't force them to do ANYTHING but we can set conditions they have to follow in order to live with us in our home. Therapy can help him with his view of his disability and life. You feel sorry for him. Therapy teaches us to cope with our cards. Your son's depression won't get better no matter where he lives unless he treats it. Clinical depression is an illness and does not get better just because our circumstances change. And alcohol is a depressant. It makes depression worse. He probably would need help for both issues. If he refuses and sits around and refuses treatment and medications he likely will be unable to feel good enough to motivate himself to get well. My daughter has refused all treatment. She is not better over a decade later. Heck, I got real depressed because of Kay and got help and took an anti depressant for a few years and it helped...and words can't explain how bad I felt taking it....until my mood slowly became normal again, in spite of Kay still floundering. Depression can make people's perceptions change. It makes everything seem worse. So they become mean and abusive to us because we care about them and their lives are miserable. I would guess that 90 percent of the kids who bring us here use drugs AND have mental illness too. You can't help him but you can help yourself by insisting he try at least if he wants to live with you. Just my two cents. Hugs and love. [/QUOTE]
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