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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again -- to the poster who suggested food allergies -- he does in fact have food allergies that deeply affect his personality. One of the ongoing issues is that he eats food he shouldn't, turns into a monster, lies about it, says he's sorry then does it again. He has zero discipline and I can't be there 24-7. This is a MAJOR factor in this scenario, so kuddos to you for guessing that.[/quote]

That was me. I will tell you that when we succeeded in elimination, we had a different child. It helped to educate him about the cause and effect in the moments of slip ups. Not getting mad in the moment, but after the calm down, talking about what he ate, when, and see how he felt after that, see the problems it causes, and how he feels now, and maybe lets try again to avoid the foods, etc. We did "food and mood" diaries for a while, and that helped him learn. It was a long haul. He's older now, but I remember in the teen years overhearing a bit of peer pressure from his friends to try alcohol, and he said something like, "if you saw me after I ate ____, you would know why I'm never going to try something intended to mess with my moods." That almost made all the struggles of his youth pay off. A little silver lining.

Good luck.[/quote]

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