Hi all. My name is Shawna and I just put my daughter in a mental hospital last Thursday. This has been the hardest decision I have made thus far as a parent. I am still not convinced I made the right choice but I had no where else to turn. All the docs I called couldn't see her for a month to 2 months away. I hope to find peace of mind and peace of heart.

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Happy to see you have come to be with us. Just let us know if we can be of any help.

Check out the following forum:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/fo...aysprune=&f=85

There are great number of fellow members here to assist as possible. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around.

Darlene

I am so very sorry that you're suffering like this Shawna.

I have no wonderful words of wisdom to console you but I do want to let you know that I'm thinking about you and your daughter, and that I send you my thoughts and prayers.

Welcome to NT... I can't imagine how hard that was for you and the pain your are going through. Sending a your way and letting you know you are in my thoughts!

Hi Shawna

so sorry to read what brought you here. I cannot imagine how hard this must have been for you. I hope the doctors in the hospital are able to determine what is wrong and give effective treatment so that she can soon be home with you

May I ask if she has a history of strep? I am involved with volunteer work related to children, and there appears to be growing evidence related to strep and other microbes, and even Lyme Disease from tickbites, causing neuropsychiatric illness in susceptible kids, that often manifest as extreme mental health issues. Feel free to contact me if you would like any more info on this.

I pray things will get much better for your daughter

Hi Shawna and let me add my welcome to the others. Here is the link to our BiPolar Forum http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum38.html

You will find a lot of support there.

Hello Shawna and Welcome!!!

Your amazing strength touches my heart.

You may not feel as though you have made the right choice at the moment. But you have made the right choice .

Please know that loving your child enough to get them help of any kind is the right choice to do at any time. No matter what kind of help. No matter when. No matter what moment.

One or two month wait to see a doctor is not an option when our children are hurting.



Abbie

Welcome, and sending good vibes to your daughter.

I can tell you point blank that you made the right choice to help her.

I would like to let you know I had to do this too at one time.

Donna

Hi there.
If you feel like sharing your story, I'd bet many of us have walked in similar shoes. We are a very nice bunch of people here with open hearts.

So any time you feel like sharing, please know you can do so.

Take care

melody