Last fall, we admitted our son to a residential facility, expecting a 30- to 60-day stay. Just to get his head straight. From then through early spring, his behavior spiraled so far out of control that he didn’t have an off-campus pass until mid-spring. He earned a 6-hour off-site pass…and promptly spiraled again. He didn’t […]
via Residential Progress — Hypervigilant.org
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I am walking that path too…there are days when I think I am completely failing at parenting my child who has a mental illness. I have been to the place where I truly had no more strategies to use…the bottom of the barrel…no more strength to face the battles…
I am glad your son is making progress! The seemingly little things are HUGE!
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It sounds good, but I understand how you take one day at a time. I also get how those outside our experience really don’t get it… Hope it continues to get better 🙂
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Thanks, Simon. How are things across the pond?
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They’re stressful. I have kids trying to destroy themselves and us in different ways. It’s frustrating… You ok?
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We’re hanging in. I think spouse (or other adult) support and faith in God are key to survival… without that I may have seriously considered drowning myself…
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Casey believe me I’ve been there and still go there…
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Back away from the tub, man. Back away from the tub…
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Yeah I would get over it in the time it takes to fill it… Maybe..
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But seriusly, in the last months I’ve been in some dark places.
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I get it, trust me. Humor gets me through… Do they have support groups? Having someone who understands … really understands… helps tremendously.
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I know you get it and that helps a lot in itself, as for groups here… I have no idea.
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Try Google search or check w social services (even if they are crap, as I have been informed, they should at least have a list of resources). Our first social worker was pretty horrible, so I know how discouraging that can be. Actually, she called me Hypervigilant, so I guess something good came out of it…
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Ah I wondered where the name change from.
I could look but if I’m honest I’m so tired with the whole thing and of googling for some new resource or shitty support thing.
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