PRYR RQST For oldest grandson

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summerthyme

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Guys... my oldest grandson is 13. He's had extreme anxiety issues since toddlerhood, which have been addressed poorly (IMHO) thanks mostly to the idiotic liberal school system, plus the abysmal state of mental health care in this country.

Now that adolescence has hit, things have compounded rapidly. It came to a head last night and he was transported to the nearest psychiatric ward for adolescents. His parents are, of course, devastated, but they are also at their wits end.

Please pray that he can somehow be connected with a non woke doctor who has a clue!

All of this is harder yet, because he has a genius level IQ, and has been able to manipulate his parents, especially mom, since he was 2!

His dad called me this morning, crying and distraught... they just don't knowvehat else to try.

Thanks!

Summerthyme
 
Southside

Southside

Has No Life - Lives on TB
My kid had it tough. Went thru some of the issues due to the sperm donors(his "father") suicide. Was on a few of the SSRI's and such. This is what happens "in the system" After he turned 18, we weaned him off Prozak. It took a year. As soon as we had him off, I gave him Nascent Iodine. Oh my, the turn around was immediate. He went from always fighting with his mom, to never fighting with her. He is 30, and still takes it from time to time.

Prayers said.
 
Anti-Liberal

Anti-Liberal

Veteran Member
As some of you know, my daughter went through a very bad period a couple years ago and we had to put her in a crisis center for downing a bottle of Advil. Thank God it was Advil and not Tylenol otherwise she may not have made it. There is a HUGE feeling of hopelessness due to the fact you can't physically stop the situation, it's like you're at their mercy if they want to do something irrational and you have to literally watch it happen because life has to happen.

Prayers coming your way, Summer.
 
Maryh

Maryh

Veteran Member
Prayers. I have a granddaughter who has mental health issues too. She's on two antidepressants and one antianxiety. Her anxiety began when her parents had an acrimonious divorce at about the same age as your grandson is now. My son would try to discipline her and her brother but mom always sabotaged whatever he said so she would be the "comforter/loving parent." They finally separated. It was a royal mess and now the daughter who is 18 won't speak to my son, her father. Maybe your grandson's parents need to see a good child psychologist on how to parent him. I love John Rosemond who writes a column. He believe in the "old" method of child rearing like our parents raised us. ( discipline the child without feeling guilty and giving the child responsibility appropriate to their age)
 
Kathy in FL

Kathy in FL

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About the only long term anxiety treatment I've seen has utilized behavioral training and for bad cases a stint in a residential setting to get them away from those they can manipulate. Medication is not a fix-it-all, it is only an opportunity to give you some space to address the issues. In some cases meds become a crutch that allows the situation to deteriorate further. The mom needs counseling as well. She needs to have coping skills to deal with the manipulation of her son.

You've hit it on the head ST. It is essentially the environment he has been in that has exacerbated his condition. Even the most well-meaning people can do harm when they don't realize they are part of the problem. God bless them all.
 
TxGal

TxGal

Day by day
Oh my, so very sorry to hear this, summerthyme. We had an niece who right around puberty began experiencing depression. She was medicated, in therapy, sometimes was hospitalized, had several suicide attempts in her teens, was finally diagnosed as bi-polar. Once they got that diagosis her treatment improved her condition....didn't eliminate it, but improved it. I believe anxiety was also involved.

This continued into adulthood, but she stabilized for the most part and had more good times than bad. She married, had many children, yet still was plagued by her condition. Ultimately, and very unexpectedly, the illness won. I still miss her. Getting an accurate diagnosis and proper treatment is both a challenge and a blessing.

We're sending prayers your way.
 
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