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29-05-2018 08:18 PM
29-05-2018 08:18 PM
Re: Daughters attempted
Sometimes i wish i could go away for a month, get away from the fear of death. Who needs it. Oh no, did i say that out loud. But i don't - I care too much and have my job...
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29-05-2018 09:11 PM
29-05-2018 09:11 PM
Re: Daughters attempted
I certainly needed the wake up call that one pdoc gave me to 'look things up' and I thank God he did. Having some understanding made a heck of a difference. Just as you can live well in spite of asthma, I learned we can live well in spite of Mr D's mental illness. (Don't know Mr D has quite reached that conclusion yet..)
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29-05-2018 09:26 PM
29-05-2018 09:26 PM
Re: Daughters attempted
@silhouette ....I have tagged you from the Carers Hint and Tips thread, but linking it here too for anyone else reading this thread who might want to visit.
When I first contacted eat8ng disorder support services, that was one of the first things said to me @Former-Member ..... learn as much as you can, because you need to understand what this thing is, how it thinks, what it does .... fore-warned is fore-armed .... and that message was repeated everywhere within this particular support industry, time and again.
I am so glad it is ..... because it’s a labyrinth otherwise.
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29-05-2018 10:22 PM
29-05-2018 10:22 PM
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29-05-2018 10:26 PM
29-05-2018 10:26 PM
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So glad to hear you managed some time-out @Dots .....
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08-06-2018 05:38 PM
08-06-2018 05:38 PM
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@Dots trust things continue to go ok for you and your family.
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08-06-2018 06:53 PM
08-06-2018 06:53 PM
Re: Daughters attempted
When suicide is a possibility you cannot be there 24/7. MY advice is
get her into a safe place immediately, someplace like a respite center
or a psychiatric hospital or a behavior health ward of an acute care hospital in
a major metro area.
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11-06-2018 04:14 PM
11-06-2018 04:14 PM
Re: Daughters attempted
Since my daughter's first attempt in April last year, I have been excluded from any information regarding her welfare and treatment because of "confidentiality". She is nearly 40 but she is still my daughter who is extremely ill yet I cannot be told anything. She believes that I am a terrible mother who does not respect her or show her love and caring therefore I am banned from any information. Any attempt I make to explain my side of a situation is always met with rejection. I finally found out from her today who see is seeing and that her psychologist has suggested that I must be autistic because I am such an uncaring unempathic mother. I don't whether to be relieved or appalled that she is receiving some counselling.
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11-06-2018 11:23 PM
11-06-2018 11:23 PM
Re: Daughters attempted
Thanks @Determined for keeping in touch. Things are still going ok. I worry so much about her future. How she's going to earn money. Support herself. She is still trying to finish her year 12, for the third time. This is the furthest she's got. And we are really hoping she will finish. I've been meditating but some days, and I know everyone on this forum would agree, the worry creeps up. Tonight I can't sleep. Good luck everyone with tomorrow. May we have the collective energy to support, find humour and joy.
Thanks for listening x
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26-09-2018 12:11 AM
26-09-2018 12:11 AM
Re: Daughters attempted
Hi @Determined checking in. It's been a few months. Not sure how the days blend in together. I'm so tired with worry still. No more attempts but lots of discussion from my daughter around wanting to end things. How on earth are you all managing? I'm going away tomorrow for 10 days. I think I'll be worried the whole time I'm away. Gotta get back to some mindfulness and meditation. I coped much better when I was doing that regularly.
Thanks for listening.