Self harming teen

[Anonymous]

Please help, what type of therapy helped your teen overcome self harming? Are there specific centers or resources that can help with this? Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Take them to the ER.

[Anonymous]

Are they already in treatment for anxiety or depression? If so, their therapist or psychiatrist can evaluate if a higher level of care is needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are they already in treatment for anxiety or depression? If so, their therapist or psychiatrist can evaluate if a higher level of care is needed.

yes they are seeing a psychiatrist and on medication for anxiety and depression.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Take them to the ER.

sorry if this is a dumb question. But what would they do in the ER?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please help, what type of therapy helped your teen overcome self harming? Are there specific centers or resources that can help with this? Thank you.

What type of self-harm? If it is cutting, more of a surface level (classified as non-suicidal self-harming), then I would start by talking with your pediatrician to find resources for therapy. We used cognitive behavioral therapy, and my daughter worked on replacement behaviors for the cutting. If it is more severe cutting or self-harming, and you are trying to determine if he/she is suicidal, then you should go to the emergency room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take them to the ER.

sorry if this is a dumb question. But what would they do in the ER?

They would assess suicide risk. If there is a high risk, then they would hospitalize. But most likely, they would just send you home since your child is already under psychiatric care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are they already in treatment for anxiety or depression? If so, their therapist or psychiatrist can evaluate if a higher level of care is needed.

yes they are seeing a psychiatrist and on medication for anxiety and depression.

You should make an urgent appointment to discuss with them. They know better than we do.

[Anonymous]

DBT therapy is specifically designed for this. There are full DBT programs and “DBT informed” therapy. We did a full program and it was extremely helpful.

https://www.sheppardpratt.org/news-views/story/how-dialectical-behavior-therapy-treats-self-harm/

[Anonymous]

See a root cause psychiatrist

[Anonymous]

I don't mean to dismiss you because I know we parents want our children not to do this. However, in my kid's case, it was temporary and went away on its own. The therapy did not help. I think it was a bit of early adolescent mixed up-edness. Doing much better in college now. I will say the 504 plan in school seemed to help more than anything. With a GAD diagnosis, the 504 provided extra time and a quiet place to test. Both of those helped a lot. I hope your DC feels better soon.

[Anonymous]

I used to cut when I was younger. Not sure why I stopped, but my parents didn’t do anything or take me to a therapist. I did have depression and anxiety then and still have anxiety.