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Originally Posted by Fharraige
It's hard getting help for a teenager unless they want the help. I put my daughter through therapy and medication from 15 to 18. When she turned 18 she stopped seeing the specialists and threw her meds in the trash. I don't know what's keeping her going now other than the dream of getting out of this house. She has depression and anxiety, and possibly PTSD. She has the report for accommodations for college, but she doesn't want to use that either unless it'll help her take closed-book tests.I just understand your frustration.
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Thank you my daughter and I are very close. I think she's scared, understandably so. I'm going to take her to another family session and we are going to go from there. My therapist identified her bipolar seed so I think that's the best chance we have. Her doctor, one hour one day a week therapy and substance abuse counseling, one 30 min session with a pediatric psychiatrist have all been fails. My daughter does not have a learning disability. I had her assessed in 4th grade and requested subsequent reassessments in middle school and high school. She does have a mood disorder NOS. She's not depressed. She has manic phases too.