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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I am so sorry. I have a 16 year old DD too, who had a near-fatal suicide attempt last year, was admitted to an adolescent psychiatric inpatient facility, and then spent almost the entire year either holed up in her room, or screaming and cursing at me.  Honestly it was like she was possessed. For almost a year I lived (still live) in fear that my response to her outbursts or moods would be the wrong response - the one that sent her over the edge and led to another suicide attempt. I never knew if or when to treat her like a normal teenager, and impose consequences for her behavior, or let it go because I was afraid of what she might do if I upset her. It was a horrible, terrifying, exhausting, traumatic time. Actually I think the entire family has PTSD. Like you,  I don't have time to take care of myself because I spend every second of every day worrying about my daughter, taking her to appointments, running interference at school, worrying about failing grades, putting out emotional fires. I know I need to go, because the guilt and the exhaustion from being vigilant ALL THE TIME is not healthy. But that will come later, when we are a little further out of the woods. I will say that we started medication a few months ago and it has been near miraculous.  She's not "cured", not by a long shot, but the meds have stabilized her moods enough that she can focus more effectively on her behaviors and on developing tools to help her cope with whatever life throws at her. It was like turning down the volume on her crazy loud emotions, and that was just the break she needed.  I know you said your DD is on medication already. Hopefully the meds will help calm the noise in her head enough that she can think more clearly about what she needs to do to recover.  I am so sorry that you are going through this. I do know how horrible this must be for you and your family, but you sound like a great mom. [/quote]

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