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Originally Posted by dayton52
Last week I posted that my daughter had begun to hurt herself (scratching at this point, not cutting). Thank you for all your replies. She did it in front of us--not trying to hide it. We've gotten her to her psychiatrist who changed her medications (to treat bipolar rather than depression) and next week start week-long out-patient treatment. I've stayed with her most days this week. But I have not figured out what else I can do and how to handle the stress as a father.
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You should probably be in therapy yourself, and the T will help you figure out how to handle the stress, and also how to best help your daughter. My own T helped me a lot through my daughters' adolescence -- there were a variety of issues -- one of my kids cut in her teens, and she is in her 20's, and fine now. But I really did need the support of a T to deal with that (and other issues.)
So probably the best thing you can do to help her is to get a T for yourself (as well as for her, of course).
Good luck,
-Far