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I think I am ready to give up on her
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 94148"><p>You are not a weakling. My difficult child is only 12 and I fantasize about running away. In my mind I'm always going to Belize. When Hurricane Rita came through and they evacuated Belize, I was so upset! I had nowhere to go! :wink: (I've never been there, but how can I have a fantasy with a hurricane blowing through? Might as well stay with difficult child then!)</p><p></p><p>What you described with your daughter sounds like (and I'm no expert) grandiose thinking which is typical with mania or hypomania, along with the irritability and unpredictability. The psychiatrist really should be consulted about this. </p><p></p><p>It's hard to know what to do. With a typical teen (typical teen) there are consequences that (usually) work: stopping the cellphone, cutting off the internet, etc. But, your daughter sounds as if nothing you say or do is going to stop her. Let natural consequences take over when you can. If she doesn't graduate, she doesn't graduate. I know you don't want that for her, but what you want doesn't matter to her. And no amount of you wanting it is going to change that. She has to want these things for herself. </p><p></p><p>Talk to the psychiatrist about hospitalization for an evaluation and medications.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 94148"] You are not a weakling. My difficult child is only 12 and I fantasize about running away. In my mind I'm always going to Belize. When Hurricane Rita came through and they evacuated Belize, I was so upset! I had nowhere to go! [img]:wink:[/img] (I've never been there, but how can I have a fantasy with a hurricane blowing through? Might as well stay with difficult child then!) What you described with your daughter sounds like (and I'm no expert) grandiose thinking which is typical with mania or hypomania, along with the irritability and unpredictability. The psychiatrist really should be consulted about this. It's hard to know what to do. With a typical teen (typical teen) there are consequences that (usually) work: stopping the cellphone, cutting off the internet, etc. But, your daughter sounds as if nothing you say or do is going to stop her. Let natural consequences take over when you can. If she doesn't graduate, she doesn't graduate. I know you don't want that for her, but what you want doesn't matter to her. And no amount of you wanting it is going to change that. She has to want these things for herself. Talk to the psychiatrist about hospitalization for an evaluation and medications. [/QUOTE]
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