My 14 year old daughter is showing signs of manic depression?!
Question: How do I help her. She finds any reason to argue, blows up and then I call the police. She's suacidal but not eanough for a form 2. So I end up sending her overnight to her Mothers. Who abandoned her 2 years ago for the same reason.
Any help please.
Answers: How do I help her. She finds any reason to argue, blows up and then I call the police. She's suacidal but not eanough for a form 2. So I end up sending her overnight to her Mothers. Who abandoned her 2 years ago for the same reason.
Any help please.
im a teenage girl, my freind and i all went though this arounf that age. the best thing you can do is do fun stuff with her. and if you say something that pisses her off just say im sorry' even if its not the big of a deal or whatever. you cant argue with that. dont call the police unless she is a danger to her or your saftey, if this happens or you are worried about it, ask about a 'Chapter 51" ehich is when somone goes to the hospial taken by the police for somones saftey, could be for a variety of reasons, cutting, overdosing , pyscial fighhting/ violence, sucial threats. The paitent usually goes to the hospital for a maximum of 72 hours and it is very helpful ..They have counselors, and pysciatrists that can help you, like it ssound like she might need meds like i did, for her depression or anxiety. They have recreational therapy and its good to just get away for a few days. Juts be as loving and down to earthw ith your daughter al possible, and avoid things that make her angry, if u have to say no about somwthing say it in a calm way and offer an alternmative. good luck.
Please both of you for her sake see a Doctor
mybe u can change her life and mmake it more intresting, i think she needs friends!!
No.
She is just a brat. Normal 14 year old behavior.
Take her to a psychiatrist if you have doubts. She is trying to be grown up, she is angry because her Mom left, she is in puberty, she is probably pretty normal.
Manic-Depression (aka "Bipolarism") is evidenced by severe (and sometime sudden mood swings)...depression and mania. So what what you are describing might be mental issue, but does not indicate bipolarism. You need to look up the symptoms of bipolarism. However, only a professional (psychiatrist or psychologist) can diagnose her.
It sounds like she has a lot of anger issues, so yo should find out what is causing all that anger and deal with it accordingly.
Good Luck.
Have you or her mother ever whooped her a**? And I don't mean this in a snot nose way. I'm serious here. Is this the case of a spoiled child, or not? I gotta ask that first.
EDIT: yes, just as I assumed. from the thumbs down i understand now that yes, she is a spoiled brat who's never had her a** whopped. this is your problem. parental control starts from the day they can walk, and sounds like it never happened.
see a family counselor......
ONE you need to stop calling the police and sending her to her mother!!!!! You're just making the problem worse, she's not showing signs of Mania she's showing signs of being scared. She's pushing you to the limit to see if you're going to give up on her also. At the same time she's calling for help. TAKE her to a psychologist and get her the help that she needs and to prove to her that she's important to you, go with her a few times to work on the relationship that you have together. IF she has a doctor talk to them to get recommendations as to a good therapist. Or call the nearest hospital and make an appointment ASAP for their mental health services. Also if your daughter is suicidal they are supposed to admit her for at LEAST a 72 hour evaluation, You need to find out why they won't do that!! Something doesn't sound right. Some one should have admitted her before now. Take a couple of days and do the phone work that will help you get the help that you and she need.
This doesn't sound to me as if she's suffering from anything other than lack of parental discipline and limits set when she was younger. She sounds like a spoiled brat, who gets her own way all the time and has never learned the meaning of no! Counseling she needs as do you to help set limits, parameters and goals both of you need to meet. She also sounds as if she has poor impulse control, which again needs counseling.
Since you are her parent, and she's a minor, you should be able to sign her into a psychiatric hospital, preferably one that specializes in adolescents. It will most likely be involuntary on her part, I'm sure that she doesn't want to go, and may put up a fight, be strong and don't let her talk you out of taking her for help. Someday, she'll understand, but right now, you are the adult, you have to make the decision to get her the help she needs. God bless and good luck, Sheila
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read that. its important. but also seeing a Psychologist also wouldnt help. dont abandon or neglect her. dont make her go away to satisfy yourself. just try and help her. thats a part of being a parent. just make sure nothing deeper is bothering her.
DONT SEND HER TO HER MOTHERS!! don't blow her off....don't abandon her like your ex abandoned you and your daughter....DONT call the police. seriously. you need to take her to the ER right now. pick her up (if you can) and put her in the car and drive to the nearest hospital. if someone is suicidal the hospital takes them in under suicide watch for 24-72 hours. this will help you relieve your stress and get help for your daughter.
just take her to the hospital NOW. please don't blow her off, people with bipolar disorder can't help the urges.