Has any parents had to commit their child ( teen) to a pychiatric hospital?!


Question:

Has any parents had to commit their child ( teen) to a pychiatric hospital?

how did you deal with it.Especially when the kids' crying , begging to be taken home.My kids in a long term facility--has had emotional-mental & substance abuse problems for so long that our family doc. said this last resort would be big help.I've heard stories of teen-young aldults who came out worse, with worse problems--scarred for life basically.Dunno what to do,'cept support groups for parents& family therapy.HELP now,please!!!!!


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Hello

Yes I recently put my daughter into a rehab that actually dealt with kids in crisis whether it be suicide or drugs. It was extremly difficult. But it was the only thing to do to protect her. She was in for drugs and disapearing on weekends. I just could not go another weekend of searching for her and worrying if she was alive.

You need to remind yourself why you put your child there. Your reasons will assure you that you did the right thing. You have to stay strong in front of your child. You will also need to cry and let your emotions surface. You will need to talk to someone you trust maybe your spouse.

Its been a month since she's back home now and she's been doing great. My daughter was the only girl in the facility and the only one there for drugs. She actually thanked me for sending her there she has admitted it helped her a lot.

She also begged not to go and when I called on the phone to talk with her it was very difficult. On visiting they did family therapy and that helped too.

When she came home we went to a counselor and it also helped. She wants to keep seeing him too.

Give it time for your child to adjust . call and visit when you're allowed to. No matter how hard this is on you, remember you are doing this because you love your child.

Stay stong & my prayers are with you. Pray a lot and put it in Gods hands. That too helped me get through it.




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