Topic : How I Got Help

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Created on : Thursday, July 07, 2005, 09:00:27 am
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Reaching out for help with a mental disorder can be one of the hardest things you will do. Share your story of how you recognized your problems and allowed others to help.

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March 10, 2008, 9:03 am PDT

Clinic

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Dr. Phil has had a clinic mentioned on his show several times that performs brain scans and I believe provides assist in meds analysis. Can anyone provide me with that name and contact information if you have it. Thanks!
That would be the Lawlis Peavey PsychoNeuroPlasticity (PNP) Center


http://www.lawlispeavey.com/
 
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March 10, 2008, 4:41 pm PDT

My heart aches

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Hello, my name is Tiffany Faulkner, because I need someone like you to help me.
Let me begin:

 

 

 

My family and I are having the worse family fued with my sister's ex-husband and his family. Ok, my sister WAS the popular girl in high school, the Medical Labratory Technichian college graduate, wife, and mother. Her husband left her and she suddenly became "different." My sister has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia since then, and is no harm.
Yes, she is on plenty of medicines, but due to her diagnosis, her (ex)husband, my brother-in-law, took her son (my nephew) and moved hours away, but his family still lives locally.
My mom is a hardcore Christian woman who cannot bare the thought of losing her grandchild, her blood. So my mother and father hired a lawyer (which they really couldn't afford, and still can't) to help represent them in the matter of seeing Ty, their grandson.
Since we live in Ohio and they were starting this case for grandparent rights, which no longer exhist in this state. But somehow, after a good year or two, we finally got the privelage of seeing Ty every-other-weekend, but this battle has just begun.
We send Ty toys, and they throw them away. Kellie, my sister, sends Ty over $300 a month (it's not child support either) and he knows nothing about it. We send him letters and cards, and he never sees them. That's what we found out during his visits, he didn't know what we were talking about.
ANYWAY, my parents were getting letters in the mail every week from J.B.'s (Ty's dad and Kellie's son and my nephew) lawyer stating some bizarre excuse to why J.B. and his family didn't want Ty here, i.e.- they drove by our house and seen him outside riding his bike and didn't see any of us around...UTTER BULLSHIT!!!
Blah, blah, blah.......this has been on-going now for a good 4-5 years I believe, if not more. We had Ty for this past Thanksgiving and my mom and sister were upstairs with Ty and my son, Evan (who has Asperger's Syndrome and is 7 years old) when all the sudden they seen Ty in some drawer and my mom asked him what he was doing. He then ordered, my mom and sister, to go downsatirs and that he had to take care of something. My mom found this really awkward, and patiently went to see what he was doing. Ty had found a pocket knife and then told my mom that he was going to kill Evan. My mom curiously asked him why and he said, "I'm mad at Evan, and I'm going to stab him in the belly with this knife." My mother then noticed him approaching Evan with the object and Ty still demanding for them to go downstairs. My mom then grabbed the blade from his little hand and he begun to cry. The next thing I knew, she was on the phone talking to someone about what just happend, and of all people, it was J.B.. Ty had called his dad and the first thing he said was, "I didn't do anything," and mom was on the other end descriptively describling to J.B. what was going on. The next thing we knew, Ty wasn't there to eat Thanksgiving dinner with us because his "other" family had picked him up, and while doing so, his other family was calling my mother and father "crazy" which was very unappropriate and should have not happend in front of that little boy.

OKAY THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SCREWED UP THING:
My mom has been under alot of stress due to what is going on with not seeing Ty and I truely am starting to believe somone CAN die of a broken heart because of her health now over all this, and we still haven't seen him since Thanksgiving. My mom is a demo-lady who usually works in Walmart and offers samples. This past Saturday, January 12, 2008, she was on luch there at Subway (which is inside Walmart) with my Aunt Lizzie. All the sudden, Ty's uncle and Aunt came in to get lunch (Kellie's ex-brother-in-law & sister-in-law; J.B.'s brother and his wife) and they walked by my mom, and mom couldn't help but ask how Ty was doing.....they screamed at her and made a huge scene in Walmart/Subway while mom was like "I just asked how my grandson is doing? What's wrong with that?" (remember, my mom is VERY religious.)
The next day, my mother was scheduled to work at the same Walmart and before she could set up, she was wanted by the Walmart manager. She was banned from Walmart. MY MOM LOST HER F***ING JOB, FOR HER LAWER FEE'S, FROM ASKING HOW HER GRANDSON WAS!!!! It was Walmart policy if anyone complained about ANY employee there, that-that person would be banned and an investigation would take place until further notice.
I am outraged!!! Something has to be done!!! What can we do???? Please write back, and I don't care if you send this to other people, I don't care if you read this over the air, I don't care what you do...just please help, I don't know where to start!!!

I am in school for Forensics and know not to be on any side, but to speak for the dead, and I know that there's two sides to every story. But this is absolutley ubsurb and uncalled for.

I see signs in my nephew, Ty, of depression, anxiety, and has said on more then one account that he was going to kill himself, and he is only 8 years old.  If my sisters Schitzophrenia was ignored by her "husband," and Ty is being ignored of his issues...the boy needs severe help.  Through thick and thin, through sickness and health till death do us part?  Not in this case. 


Tiffany Faulkner

 


 

          I don't think your mother should have called Ty's dad. She should have called CPS! It seems to me Ty has witnessed more than his share of violence and may be acting out scenes from his home life. Child protective services need to be informed of his behavior.

 

          If your sister is on disability and not ORDERED to pay child support I would suggest that she stops sending money to Ty. It should go into a trust for him to be used for college.

 

          As for Ty's other aunt and uncle, try not to be so upset with them. After all they have only heard one side of the story.Eight year olds are great manipulators! They know how to get their way. They get mom and dad to turn on each other and they get off scott free!One thing is for sure you should NEVER, EVER leave Ty alone with your son again! Your first priority is to your son and his safety. Then to Ty. Your son's life was endangered by Ty. You should call CPS! You don't need to give your name.However if you don't Ty's father will blame their visit on your parents.

 

           You may not realize this but you are on a message board for the public to see. Everyone who visits this board now knows your full name, what you look like and what state you live in! That's not a good idea. If you go to your post and then my reply and report to staff they can be deleted. I hope it's not too late! Identity thieves love these type of things!

 
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May 4, 2008, 6:32 am PDT

Looking For Help for grandson

8 year old grandson has had anger, control,discipline, problems most of his life. Now suicidal thoughts.Has seen many Dr.s with no real diagnosis. Looking for the best place ,for the best help in the FortWorth Tx. area.
 
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May 14, 2008, 9:51 am PDT

How I Got Help

 
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June 14, 2008, 7:52 am PDT

Trying to help myself

Hey there, name's Denise and I'm looking to get help for me.

I'm diagnosed as bipolar and schizoaffective, though I know I have a host of other things as well. My main issue is my personal hygiene. Right now, I only bathe when I feel like it, which is like once a month. But now, my clinical team is pushing me to take a shower every day, and they mean actually getting IN the shower instead of a quick wash up in the sink like I usually do. But I just can't do it. I just can't seem to drag myself into the shower.

I've sought help for this, but what else can I do when the only way I can get a therapist is to improve on my personal hygiene?

Denise
 
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June 15, 2008, 9:23 am PDT

How I Got Help

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Now my team is saying I MUST take a shower every day, or they'll take away my modem...which is the reason why I'm not bathing. I can't seem to drag myself away from the internet and the TV long enough. I'd just rather be doing anything else than take a shower. When I do shower, I just make time whenever there's nothing on TV or I'm just plain bored.

I'm stuck!

Denise
 Hi Denise,
You know what, I understand how you're feeling. I've been in your position and I know that if I don't try and give some advise, it would be unfair of me. Now for the start, I'll say you should just get up and go straight to the bathroom, get into the tub and begin to shower. If you don't start from there, you can never progress. And that's the truth, you've to start from somewhere, if not , you'll never get anywhere. You'll think you can't do without your TV or modem but the truth is that you can. Don't worry ,when you come back from the shower, you'll meet them there. When you take that step, you'll be fulfilled like you've succeded in something. That can be the first step in gaining your self-control back.

If u have time, pls I really want to assist. Anytime.
 
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June 15, 2008, 7:49 pm PDT

Okay, Amy, I'm here.

I haven't got help yet, but here I am.  Hope to hear from you in here.
 
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June 27, 2008, 2:43 pm PDT

Hey there...

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 Do you mind if I discuss this issue with you? What I mean is that can you and I talk on it? If you're interested pls let me know, thanks.
I'd like that very much. Thanks.

Denise
 
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July 1, 2008, 8:27 pm PDT

The TEA form exercise in the CBT book....

 Been There, Done That? DO THIS! by Sam Obitz. This simple thought countering exercise taught me how to manage my anxiety and get back into living my life again. Awesome book and exercise for anyone who is plagued by their worries and fears.
 

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