Mental Health & Learning Disabilities: Adult Child

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Bipolar Disorder

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Bi-polar in Children.

My 8 year old grandson has been diaignosed with possible Bi-polar disorder. ...

Cutting & Self-injury

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Girlfriend Cutting Adult Son off from Friends & Family

Concerned that our son has cut himself off from his friends and is now starting to back away from his family. He is 30, highly educated and not working full time. He lives with his girlfriend who wants him to move out of state and he is struggling with depression/substance issues. How do we support him?

Depression

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Depression or Jealousy?

I've been married for 7 years. I love my husband very much. When I came into this family he had been married before and had a 9 yr old daughter living w/ him at the time. Not a problem. But as we all know ... kids change. She started giving us trouble at about the age of 14 and eventually stopped listening to me because I wasn't her mother. I had many problems w/ her mother and that side of her family so I just surrendered. Now she is 17 and pregnant for the second time. She lost the 1st baby in the first trimester 7 months ago! She is...

Mood Swings

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Relationship with Adult Child

My son is involved in a relationship that has totally changed him. The girl is very controlling and plays mind games. We have tried to welcome her into the family but she wants to run us and him. He use to be a sweet and responsible young man but now is moody and irresponsible. Right now they are supposedly broke up but everything points to them getting back together. All they do is fight and the girl blames everyone but herself in any issue we all have. How do we continue to watch him self destruct? He still lives at home because he cant...

Suicide Threats or Attempts

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Step Son Suicide & I'm Pregnant

My husband's eldest son committed suicide last year (18 y.o.). He has been to counseling and says it is doing nothing for him, & doesn't want to go back. Does anyone have suggestions on books to read, websites to look at, anything at all? I am pregnant and I'm afraid that his mourning over his son's death a year ago is going to affect how he feels about our baby when it gets here in 6 months.

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Bullying and Suicide

Why do you think this is happening? It's terrifying, and just to say my...