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Originally Posted by 333maizie
My ds will say he wants to die when he gets into a very bad mood and when on vacation and me, my husband and daughter wanted to go meet his cousins, but he didn't want to go and wanted someone to stay home with him, he said he wanted to kill himself when we wouldn't give in to him. When he does that I feel that he is manipulating us, but when he says it in the midst of his terrible moodiness, I feel that he really feels that way.
I am going to new drs and plan on changing his meds, but don't want to jump every time he says that either.
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Jumping to getting him to a professional for further assessment is what is required. If he is getting his way after saying this, it is reinforcing for him and he likely understands that he can use it to get his way. If you were to tell him, factually, that it bothers you to hear this and if he continues doing it, as his parent you are obliged to get him into to see a professional to make sure he is safe. A night at the Emergency Dept or Crisis Center of the local MH clinic will either keep him safe or make him think twice before pulling this again.
