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[quote=Anonymous]Obviously don't use unproven crap you get on the internet. I'm sure you know it's dangerous, but I would be scared your DS might get it anyways.

My DD has meltdowns, has had them since she was younger. She has diagnosed anxiety and mild depression, so she's on medication (low dose).  I don't know how much it's helping, cause she still has meltdowns once in a great while.  For DD, the meltdown happens whenever she has too much stress, too much going on.  DD is a senior, and she is in the middle of college apps (thank god, almost done).

But yea, junior year, the most important academic year, she had a ton of stuff going on and had a few meltdowns.

I told DD that she needed to drop some things to cut down on the stress, but she refused.   Instead, she dropped a hard class, which I was not happy about.  I had even told her to not take that hard class. She got a C in that class then dropped it the next semester.  I told her that was going to hurt her college app, but she insisted.   She says she wants to be able to make her own decisions, well, I let her, and so now she may end up suffering the consequences of her decision.

It's hard to sit by and watch the train wreck, but there's only so much you can do.   I do think that I should've pushed harder for DD to drop one of her activities, though. I think that would've helped her reduce her stress.

I am so glad we're almost done with HS.  Of course, I will have to worry about DD's grade in college next year, but I at least get some breathing room for the next year.[/quote]

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