RE: How's Everyone Feeling Right Meow?
December 4, 2016 at 9:40 pm
(This post was last modified: December 4, 2016 at 9:44 pm by Shell B.)
(December 3, 2016 at 1:01 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Can you believe this shit? My 14 year old attempted suicide by asphyxiation on Monday and on Friday they're saying he doesn't need to be in the hospital - because he is ashamed to verbalize his feelings of self-harm and that particular checkbox can't be checked.
Oh my fucking god, CD. I've been debating asinine shit in this forum all day and didn't even notice this. Fuck the insurance company. You can deal with that later. When I was hospitalized, I dealt with the financial shit later. How can they say someone who tried to kill himself is not suicidal after a couple of days? They can't. You're doing the right thing.
You have the option of a partial "hospitalization" after his release. It would put him in a structured clinical setting for most of the day while he gets therapy and then he would spend his evenings at home. It's usually about two weeks, but I've seen insurance companies bounce people out of these programs before patients are ready. They literally won't keep you in some of them if your insurance is up. Fuckfaces. The counselors are supposed to help you with figuring out "aftercare." They're not always good at it. If you feel like they're doing a shit job, look into it yourself or ask a social worker specifically what after care is available.
I don't want to share anything too personal that is still being dealt with legally, but I know exactly what you're going through, minus the shortened hospitalization (and there was only a half-hearted attempt, so no medical issues). Teenage boys struggle a lot. It's terrifying. I'm so sorry you have to go through this.
(December 4, 2016 at 9:28 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: I used to think parenting was merely difficult.
Parenting will eat you alive. It will keep you connected to people you hate, make you live your life in fear, make you question everything you do. It also gives you a kid, so it balances out. I'm "just" a stepparent of a kid whose dad I divorced years ago, but he always wishes me a happy mother's day, so I feel like a mom. His mom certainly didn't help me raise him.