Attempted Suicide
I got a call from the home where my daughter’s living. Apparently she stole my expired back pills – muscle relaxants – and took them with some Advil and ended up being rushed to the hospital by ambulance where they pumped her stomach.
Apparently she’s still in the hospital (that’ll explain why she wasn’t at school today; I was talking with them), in the psychiatric ward. I don’t know for how long, but I’m unable to visit today or even tomorrow since I’ll be working at home all day and then I have a meeting in the evening. If she’s still in there on Thursday, I’ll go visit.
This happened earlier this summer where she was in the hospital for the same thing and we went to see her. She seemed then to be pretty normal, so I don’t know what’s going on.
As far as I know, nothing earth shattering has happened to cause her to want to kill herself, and I don’t even know if she’s doing this for some kind of attention, albeit negative attention.
If something’s going on with her, she certainly hasn’t told me about it. I do know that she’s living a very self-destructive life… skipping classes, doing drugs, drinking, hanging out with some losers who live like that.
I had hopes when she wanted to change back to her old school and we got her in a little late. I was hoping that she was getting her act together. She talked about taking night classes to make up for classes she’d missed. She talked about summer school. She talked about also getting a part-time job.
All of that seemed a little too much to me, especially since this school has homework, unlike her last. I’d be happy if she just went to school every day, did her work, got good marks since she’s a bright girl, and lived a normal life. That’s all I want for my daughter… a happy, normal life. I hope she figures out what is normal and pretty damned soon. And I hope the psychiatrists will talk with her and maybe help her to see what she needs to do.
The bottom line is that she’s responsible for her own life, and only she can prevent any misery. Let’s hope she can grasp that.
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Mark might be on to something 
Hopefully it’s more a cry for attention than something more sinister. Let’s hope this is the last time this happens and she works through whatever the situation out.
That’s some serious attention seeking. My opinion is too easily taken negatively in a semi-public forum like this blog, so if you want to talk more, email me.
I have some experience in this with close relations and friends. It is possible to survive this situation with the proper help, not just for your daughter, but also for you.
I’m here if you want.
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is the new 30. I want the world to close their mouths when they’re eating or chewing gum. If they don’t, I want to elbow them in the face.
I hope she grasps that quicker than I did. Upon listening to some Pink Floyd earlier today the line “….and then one day you find ten years have got behind you no one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.” hit WAY to close to home. I literally cried – in public while walking home listening to my iPod.
In conclusion, kids these days don’t listen to enough Pink Floyd.