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Counselor Specializing in Young Teen Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders.
I also highly recommend involvement with NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) is a valuable organization for peer support, parent support and classes ...
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- There are licensed professional counselors just off of 1626 close to brodie lane. I know of at least two female counselors Erin Pannell, and Cheryl Watson. They are ...
- I have two that I would highly recommend... Michelle Bohls 808 W 34th Street Austin, TX 78705 Phone: ###-###-#### Cell Phone: ###-###-#### and Thao Pha...
- My daughter was diagnosed with adolescent onset bipolar disorder at age eleven. At that time she began seeing Cathy Gattuso, ###-###-####. Her office is just off South...
Strattera with Negative Results
It stands for National Association of Mental Illness. They have group meetings that include patients with mental disorders and families trying to cope with ...
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- Strattera was such a bad medication for my child he picked sores all over his body and we ended up at a dermatologist! Adderall (sp) does not work for him either. If...
- Hi T., First let me say how very sorry I am for both of you. Your son has obviously been through so much and that doesn't happen without it happening to mom, too. The...
- I have not read any other responses but my first thought would be to goto another doctor. I see that you are doing that next week so try that first. I am a nurse and...
How to Explain to Son with OCD What His Disorder Is About
There is such a stigma around mental illness still, I believe it's important to stress that it's a real illness with real symptoms and you might even ...
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- I kind of have the opposite problem. I have OCD and BipolarII myself and struggle with getting my family to understand what all my disorders entail. My opinion is th...
- I would tell him outright that he has OCD and name it. Then I would explain that we all have our issues and his just happens to be that his brain gets stuck on certain...
- I do not have any family members with OCD but I have known people with it and have seen numerous documentaries on the subject. I think 11 years old is old enough to st...
Really Hurt Right Now and Not Sure How to Procede
mental health in 5 answersThere are still stigmas around mental health issues ..... her your son having mental illness probably seems like it is dishonoring ...
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- I know you've gotten a ton of other responses so I'll make this short and to the point...ask you mom, if she'll listen, how she would have felt if your son had taken h...
- You did the right thing. You did what you should have. You saved your son. His coming to you was a big cry for help, he needed someone totally on his side, that wil...
- No matter what your mother thinks, you absolutely did the right thing. You really had no choice to sign the papers, it was either sign them or lose control of the pro...
Bipolar
A major mental illness that affects many people. It is sometimes called "manic depression". About one person in every one hundred people (1%) develops the ...
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- There is some GREAT information at www.familyvillage.wisc.edu or www.wifamilyties.org Each child is different we have dealt with everything from ADHD,Bi-pola...
- J. First of all - big hugs. I can tell this is heartbreaking for you. Second, have you looked into places like Lutheran Social Services? Their fee is sliding scale...
- J., first of all my heart goes out to you, I have a son that was diagnosed with Attention deficit /hyperactivity disorder when he was in kindergarten and we are now w...
5 Year Old OUT of CONTROL
If you think he may have ADD/ADHD there is a free course called Visions for Tomorrow sponsored by NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) This is ...
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- S., I am so sorry to hear you are having such a hard time. It must be especially tough being a single parent! I wouldn't doubt that it's hard to control your so...
- My daughter is almost 9 and I have been where you are. I didn't know where to start, who to turn to, and even what help I needed or how to get it. Take a deep breat...
- S., I have lots of thoughts and questions. Food for thought. Correct me when needed I hope they help. Hugs. Have you asked your son why his attitude etc has ch...
Need Support for Bipolar in the Family
My name is N. Tsai and I am the Director for NAMICCO (The National Alliance On Mental Illness Collin County. We do offer support goups for family members ...
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- Call 211- it is the United Way Help Line and tell them what you need and where you live and they can give you numbers to several places. Some may be individual counse...
- Cathy, My name is N. Tsai and I am the Director for NAMICCO (The National Alliance On Mental Illness Collin County. We do offer support goups for family members and...
- Kathy, Contact the local group for NAMI - National Assoc, for the Mentally Ill. They have great support groups for family members. My sister is schizophrenic and ...
Grandma Needs Help.
... a PERSON WHO DOES NOT CARE ABOUT HYGENE OFTEN MAY HAVE ANOTHER UNDERLINE REASON, DEPRESSION, MENTAL ILLNESS, OR THEY MAY JUST FLAT OUT NOT CARE ANYMORE. ...
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- You might also try saying "Grandma, i ran you a bath. I thought you might enjoy having time to just sit and relax in the tub." If she's not cleaning herself, that wo...
- I can somewhat relate. My Grandmother has dimentia, and her personal hygen habits have paid the price. It is really hard to tell someone to take a bath. My sister b...
- Hi C.!! So proud of you for helping your grandma. You sound like a wonderful woman. You know, that is a subject that is tough. I know my grandmom has that proble...
Claustrophobia in a Toddler??? Can It Be???
My point is yes mental illness as well as any physical illness can be hereditary , however I believe certain fears can be overcome. ...
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- P.......isn't sad when they're so scared and you feel helpless? My son had a fear of elevators as well. Unfortunatley, he had no choice but to in them with them for ...
- My son also had fear of elevators. The best way in my opinion to overcome any fear is gentle exposure. If you feed the fear then it will become worse and also lead to ...
- Hey Momma, I think its just her age but you never know. luckily you know about his family ahead of time. I suggest try to introduce her to and expose her to v...
Any Mom with a Young Child That May Be Suffering with Bipolar?
Drug addiction often accompanies mental illness, so you will need to be on the alert for this as your daughter gets older. It is very stressful dealing with ...
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- I have two children on meds for bipolar, although the psychiatrist will not give me the diagnosis. I recommend "The Bipola Child" by Dimitri and Janice Papolos The...
- Bipolar runs in my family pretty strong, I've got it and so do my dad & several siblings. My son who's 6 1/2 is showing signs of having it also. I take st. john's wort...
- As a school social worker, I would see child's mental health specialist and get a second opinion. Bi Polar sees to be the diagnosis of choice (much like ADHD was seve...
