how to get help for spouse
Posted by grapevine on February 26, 2011 at 9:26pm
how can I get help for my DH, without him thinking I am attacking him? I don't think he sees what is going on with DD clearly because of his own issues, which are really delusional.
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grapevine, 35
DH, 45
stepdaughter, 12 pending mental health diagnosis, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome,
lamictal 25mg
DS, 4
grapevine,
Sorry to take so long to respond. Does your dh have BP? Has he been treated in the past? If so, then you can express your concern for how much the stress is affecting him, and that you would like him to have some help from someone so that he can feel better as he tries to raise his dd with BP. If he has a pdoc, encourage him to make an appt, just to see if there's anything the pdoc can offer him. If he's open to any kind of counseling, you could try that approach. Maybe you could seek out counseling for both of you to address ways for you to handle the problem with dd as a couple.
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Brenda,50, CABF Parent to Parent Volunteer
Mom to A, 16, BP, Tourette's, OCD, ADHD: Eskalith CR, Trilafon, Lamictal, Seroquel, Cytomel
E, 14, BP,AS, mild hypothyroidism: Seroquel, Eskalith CR, inositol
B, 13 & H, 10
Married 17 years to DH, 50
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