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I’ll read that now, thank you.
He just called me. Apologized and said that I was right, that he needs to learn how control his anger, and that he loves me and misses me a lot. He says he’s happy where he’s at right now and that they gave him Risperidone at the other hospital, so he seems calm and good overall. Not for sure how long he’ll be there for, though.
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Now with that good news, this will be the perfect time to take care of YOU…maybe a hot bath, and a warm beverage and a good book or some music…to put your mind and your spirit back in a good place for the night. I am so glad that for now, all is well. Get some sleep. 
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Yeah, I was able to finish seeing a movie I was watching yesterday without feeling guilty and I think I can finally sleep ok knowing that he’s alright and being cared for well.
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Were you able to get some sleep?
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Not much, I was able to eat a little more though. I went to sleep around 4 A.M. and woke up at 7:30 A.M.
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Anytime he is a threat to you or himself call the police. It is for your safety and his. Tell them he has mental issues and needs to go to the hospital. We have been threw this many times with our son. Once they find the right medication he will be much better. My so takes dissolving Olanzapine 10MG and anti depressent and it seems to e working and no side affects, except maybe weight gain. Good luck.
Thank you, I will be make sure to do that when I see that he’s having a crisis. I found that he came out more stable once he got out of the hospital and he agreed to go to one session of therapy this Friday.
Just reading this post for the first time. I am so sorry to hear your experience in this, Doctor. I found myself numerous times when dealing with moments with my son with uncontrollable teeth chattering, or shaking like I am very cold. I could not understand what involuntary actions were coming out of my body, and apologized to a sheriff one time.
I think that interactions with our loved ones tug deep into our own emotional reserve and psyche…there are so many actions we have to take at times that draw from deep within the fiber of our being to problem solve and get through. Most certainly our ability to do what we need to do at times arrives and creates our own moments of personal trauma.
I think another hard part of interactions like this when our loved ones depart for a hospitalization, or are taken away by the police…well, there is a guilt and struggle with what we were unable to handle on our own that makes rest a challenge. I know in my own case, it has been difficult for me to take advantage of the quiet as my own very necessary respite and time to regroup.
Wishing you resolve and peace in this.
I think that’s an adrenaline rush. I do that only if I get very angry, which happens more often than it probably should.
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Thank you, I agree with everything you just said. It was a very difficult decision and situation that I hope I never have to go through again. I get worried when I hear people that they’ve been involuntarily hospitalized in their lives up to 20-something times. That’s really concerning to me and it makes me anxious that I might have to go through that with the person I love.
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