What does his doc say? Is there a social worker you can ask? I don't have a clue since when I got bad enough I asked to go to hospital and I always met their criteria for admission.

doc and therapists say that when he starts to get physical call the cops. but tonight he was never physical and just hallucinating. I should also mention that the cops around here make the keystone cops look good. I don't have any social worker I can ask. the doc has even gone as far as saying he needs to go to the hospital gave my mother the number and she was supposed to drive home with him and then call. I must again mention that the doc is in another town in which to get there we have to go over a mountain.

You might get more support and answers on the family board - and I also know NAMI.org has strong support with all these younger diagnoses.... so young....

I wish I can help you, the only thing I can tell you - is take care of YOU!!!! Don't get TOO HALT

Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired....

we have to take care of ourselves to efficiently help our loved ones... we can get too worried, too overwhelmed, and project a lot... Please take care of you!

Family and friends of bipolar on ds
http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Family-and-Friends-of-Bipolar/forum

so I can post on there as well even though I am bipolar as well? I took the rules to mean that it was non bipolar only

You are a family member - and there are other bipolars too - nope, I have no idea what your talking about - go post!

then again, I think I know : )

I do know the Family groups online and in real life in NAMI are HUGE!

thanks

My little neighbor boy went to some sort of institution where he lives now. Cops were out two or three times a week when he was here. Cute little guy about 7 years old but he would lose it and push people down stairs, try to break their wrist, set the house on fire. They took away all the sugar and tried diet changes but it didnt help. He was then put on three psych pills like abilify but he still had episodes. There are a lot of young kids like this out there. Im not sure it is bipolar, but I guess its all the same meds. I hope it works out for you and everything goes okay.

I'm in exactly the same situation. My son went inpatient, but now doesn't fit the criteria because not suicidal or homicdal. He's seeing a therapist, which helps tremendously. He's made leaps and bounds and is doing/acting far better than he used to. But sometimes, those incidents pop up. I've been told the same about calling the cops.

One other option to consider...how about partial hospitalization or day programs? Maybe someone mentioned that already, not sure.

Also, I agree with what Tommy said about talking to his doctor and proceeding from there.

Good luck! I know it's hard!

when i was very bad my BYF called my dr and the doctor himself had me checked in. maybe ur doctor can call directly?

Yeah, I agree with wildnuntamed. Good thought.

you asked on the F&F board if you should lie to the hospital and tell them he is threatening to self harm to get him admitted.

I think that is a very bad idea for a number of reasons

1. if he finds out he will become even more paranoid if that is what is happening

2. if the hospital finds out I don't think that will be helpful for either of you

I still don't fully understand the nature of these hallucinations, could it not be he is simply making this up to get attention from you?

If so his attemkpt to manipulate you is then making you attempt to manipulate the mental health system which seems very unhealthy.

What advice does your doctor give?

thanks for all the responses and yes he has been diagnosed as bipolar NOS, I did finally get some sleep, what was bothering me was they were both going last night and it really messed with my paranoia that they would kill me in my sleep. I felt very unsafe. the last time he saw the "sneaky kids" we did end up having to hospitalize him, I just hate doing it to him, but there are times when they give me those looks while biting and screaming and stuff that it is scary. I don't think the youngest would be taken. in our state the therapists and docs can't it has to be parents doing it. which is just dumb. fish I answered more on the other board and I didn't ask if I should lie I had reposted this exact question on there. and I agree with you that lying would complicate things, plus I found that honesty is always the best policy. i did answer more of your stuff over there, and I will be taking him to his doc today. wish us luck

@always, sorry, you are right I misread the post on F&F, it was someone else who suggested lying, not you.