Posted by IsoM on April 7, 2002, at 1:28:53
In reply to Re: Is it just me, or am I screwed? PLEASE HELP! » mouse, posted by TenelKa on April 6, 2002, at 19:08:40
I'm coming back in with a comment, Tenel.
If your Mom thinks you just have to learn to live & deal with it, tell her you agree. Try be agreeable, telling her you're doing your best to deal with it. Then as mouse said, ask your therapist to help intervene. She should be able to schedule one of your appointments to include one or both of your parents. A lot of doctors & psychologists prefer to involve parents to some degree to help with their children's improvement.
Perhaps she can explain that for this time period, at least, medications initially need to be prescribed to get the ball rolling. You can tell your Mom that you won't need meds indefinitely - hopefully you won't. But just as a person may need an operation, or antibiotics, or whatever for some medical problem before healing can take place, you, too, need some medication before your body/mind can heal itself.
So many parents are really scared to get their kids on meds. I'm not sure why there's such a backlash from parents about meds for their children, but for many, there is. Many hesitate for a long time before they finally realise that medication is necessary. Then they often say they wish they hadn't waited as long. Most parents have a little of the control freak in them. They're honestly concerned for their children's welfare but that doesn't mean they always make the right choices. I'll bet anything, you're the first-born or at least the first-born daughter. As their other children grow & mature, thewy find letting go easier.
If you're as agreeable with your Mom as possible while still asking for the therapist's help, it may work better than arguing with her. (Not that I am implying that you argue with her.)
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