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<blockquote data-quote="gma" data-source="post: 457535" data-attributes="member: 12738"><p>Well, I'm new to this forum or any forum, but probably not unlike many of you, I'm here because I'm desperate to talk with other parents who may have dealt with some of the same issues.</p><p>My 19 yr daughter has been battling bi-polar, severe depression, co-dependency, etc since 14, at which time she attempted suicide and has done so 4 times that we are aware of and had her hospitalized for. Shortly after diagnosis she began to self medicate with weed. We battled that continuously. About a year ago, huge spiral down and new drugs. Last 4 months in residential and out patient away from home. Prior to the program she lived with "new friends" and "boyfriend" and we had to refuse letting her come home until she went into a program. She was finally done and went willingly. Well it only took a couple of weeks before relapse and talking with "old-new friends". She soon was back off all medications and sleeping on the street. She is very suicidal but knows enough of what to say and not to say that they will not take her in as a danger to herself. We took her back in (our home) 4 days ago and just tried to love her and help her love herself enough to get back in the hospital. Last night she left and didnt come back home. She 'used' and based on past behavior she'll be gone two or three days and then we'll hear from her. She has never been violent, angry, stolen from us or any legal trouble (yet). She claims to be remorseful and hates herself for what she's done and doing to herself and her family and just wants to die, but won't let us get her help.</p><p>So here we are, she cannot expect to live here and do drugs, won't be allowed. When she does call or come home, I will have to let her know that she cannot live here with the current choices she's making. I know so much of it is the mental illness but either way, we've done everything we can to give her the opportunity to be successful and she has to want it. Letting her stay and do drugs will ultimately take her life one way or another. I am just so frightened that if I send her away (friends and boyfriends have moved on so nowhere there to go) she will really have no where and if she does something desperate can we live with that?</p><p>Thanks for listening...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gma, post: 457535, member: 12738"] Well, I'm new to this forum or any forum, but probably not unlike many of you, I'm here because I'm desperate to talk with other parents who may have dealt with some of the same issues. My 19 yr daughter has been battling bi-polar, severe depression, co-dependency, etc since 14, at which time she attempted suicide and has done so 4 times that we are aware of and had her hospitalized for. Shortly after diagnosis she began to self medicate with weed. We battled that continuously. About a year ago, huge spiral down and new drugs. Last 4 months in residential and out patient away from home. Prior to the program she lived with "new friends" and "boyfriend" and we had to refuse letting her come home until she went into a program. She was finally done and went willingly. Well it only took a couple of weeks before relapse and talking with "old-new friends". She soon was back off all medications and sleeping on the street. She is very suicidal but knows enough of what to say and not to say that they will not take her in as a danger to herself. We took her back in (our home) 4 days ago and just tried to love her and help her love herself enough to get back in the hospital. Last night she left and didnt come back home. She 'used' and based on past behavior she'll be gone two or three days and then we'll hear from her. She has never been violent, angry, stolen from us or any legal trouble (yet). She claims to be remorseful and hates herself for what she's done and doing to herself and her family and just wants to die, but won't let us get her help. So here we are, she cannot expect to live here and do drugs, won't be allowed. When she does call or come home, I will have to let her know that she cannot live here with the current choices she's making. I know so much of it is the mental illness but either way, we've done everything we can to give her the opportunity to be successful and she has to want it. Letting her stay and do drugs will ultimately take her life one way or another. I am just so frightened that if I send her away (friends and boyfriends have moved on so nowhere there to go) she will really have no where and if she does something desperate can we live with that? Thanks for listening... [/QUOTE]
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