I was your daughter but I wasn’t getting help. What medication is your daughter on? Is there a teen intensive outpatient therapy center where you are? She very much likes institution as their more able to handle her outbursts that may scare her. I started my eating disorder at 8. I was cutting at 11. I thrived on in-school-suspension. I felt very much felt that my homelife was the issue not me. Of course I was wrong.

My son started young just like me. We decided to keep him out of school and homeschool him. When he went to cyber school was the worst time of our lives. We eventually went back to traditional homeschooling.

1. Bipolar is cyclical so look for other things that may indicate a manic episode.

2. I’ve been through countless meds and so hasn’t my son and husband. The best thing I have had for verbal outbusts and self control is an antipsychotic. Zyprexa works best for me. The key is ALWAYS take the medication preferably same time every day.

3.I don’t know how to motivate a kid to get better. We’ve been on and off medication for years with our son. We finally got my son’s grades under control by paying him for good grades. I’m sure if you asked her it’s you that’s the problem not her. How to get her to change her opinion. Have you guys also tried family therapists? It has take years even as an adult to be med compliant. A good therapist can make a world of difference. She may just not trust adults.

I would sit down and find a trade that she’ll be willing to train for. In most states she only has 3 yrs before she can drop out and she needs some skills to fall back on when she’s well. I’ve had obsessive about self harm and get paranoid. Do you know what her paranoid thoughts are? I know you’re in crisis mode right now. A goal to focus on takes the pressure off her behavior and look towards a future. She may do well in CAPS Cadet FAQs | Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters . My son did really well in karate 3x a week. He would train when aggravated and learned more self control.