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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is like this. She holds it together at school and activities fine, but falls apart at home. She's 17.

We had done therapy on and off since she was 12. We tried the normal approach- take away phone, electronics, grounding, silent treatment, "I will not speak to you when you're acting like that" "I don't cook for/cart around/etc. people who act this way", etc. and it DID.NOT.WORK. This fall, when the meltdowns went from happening every few months to every few days, we realized something had to change and got her a full psych eval. She is now on medication (it turned out to be severe anxiety, which fueled the depression) and wow...the improvement is amazing. It's still an uphill battle at times, but I finally feel like we have a fairly peaceful home life and I can actually enjoy spending time with this kid without feeling like she'll blow up at any time.

Also, family therapy is a must. Learning strategies to deal with my child, because the normal stuff does.not.work, changed things immensely.

I am so, so glad we didn't give up on our kid. If you get the right combo of meds/good therapist/therapist for the family, it can be a major game changer. [/quote]

Thanks! This is helpful. [/quote]

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