Posted by CareBear04 on March 10, 2006, at 9:13:40 [reposted on March 11, 2006, at 11:38:50 | original URL]
In reply to what do you do when your 18 and in a crisis?, posted by rjlockhart on March 9, 2006, at 16:37:44
matt, i'm sorry to hear about the problems you're goign through. it's always hard when you're trying to get help for yourself and yoru parents aren't supportive. for a long time, my parnets were in denial that there was anything wrong with me and wouldn't let me get treatment or didn't want me taking meds. it took a serious suicide attempt and a bunch of them telling my parents, "your daughter almost DIED," for my parents to start slowly accepting that i needed help.
that said, i would second the suggestions made by some of the other posters. can you stay with friends or relatives somewhere else? do you have a doctor or a therapist you're seeing who can help you work through ideas? the good thing about being 18 is that you can be treated without your parents' consent, and they don't even need to know about it. of course, finances are always a tough issue. i'm sorry i don't have any better suggestions, but i feel for you and am here if you want to post more.
CB
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