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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.
I can't  sleep.

Part of me is scared to send her to a program, from stories of kids just learning tips and tricks from other kids.

I thought things were looking a little better, but then she was lying about being on her phone, and I looked at it and she was searching stuff like "how to tongue your meds". The thing is I asked her how she felt about taking some medication for a little while and she said good.

And tonight she took a video "when your best friend ruins your suicide plans". She wanted to hang out in her room a little. I went in and she had some makeup on and said she wanted to do it just for something to do. She likes art and likes makeup art and I believed her. But turns out she was making this video, among other stuff.

Today she didn't do school because she was tired but she was on tiktok and Instagram all day (but hid it everytime I came in).

I'm a single mom, limited resources, other child, bad history of domestic violence and a long hellish road behind and I feel so at a loss. The lying and manipulating feels impossible to contend with. The total lack of care feels scary.

I know I can't keep coming here writing all this everyday. The therapists I'm trying to get haven't gotten back to me yet but just how do some of you do this for years.[/quote]

She needs to be in a program, whether in-patient or partial hospitalization. Call the therapist you were working with and share the above. She was assessed as low-risk because she lied or she was scared at the time and meant it, but only temporarily. Will your insurance cover a stay? A week of in-patient would give you a break while she is fully assessed and get you on the path to recovery as a family. It should include some family sessions and then step down to the next level of care when she is ready. [/quote]

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