To keep my son off school.

[ThankYouMama]

GM.

My partner has been admitted into hospital for treatment for his OCD.

Our 6 year old son is upset and confused, our 17 month old is staying at my partners mother until he has finished his treatment and is feeling better.

Yesterday he behaved pretty badly, and is refusing to go to school today. I really don't want to send him, because I don't know how he is going to behave whilst there, and I will probably be on edge for the whole day

You need to be interested.

I think you are also thinking that money insulates children from trauma. I know for a fact that it doesn't.

Unintentional emotional neglect (due to similar extenuating circumstances) from a parent has ruined my life. I have chronic complex post traumatic stress disorder that's very difficult to live with.

I know you are working on it but please, in your own time consider medicating your anxiety and getting more help. Therapy can't help anxiety at this level until you've calmed it down a bit.

They feel a bit odd to start but you adjust and can drive and function normally. And once they work function even better.

No decent or qualified therapist would say these things to you… they certainly wouldn’t comment on where your child is best placed. It would open them up to a whole world of trouble if something happened and no therapist I know would even comment on that.

@ThankYouMama It sounds like one of many therapists that just tells a client what they want to hear.

Ker-ching.

That is actually quite old fashioned or entry level therapy; most therapists also offer something more directive now, to give a client tools for change.

This thread is going round in circles.
OP posts AIBU

Everyone says yes and offers loads of good advice

OP doesn't listen and says everyone is being horrible to her..

The thread isn't doing the OP's anxiety any good. I wonder how long it will stay.

Hi all,
Given the OP's statements that she no longer intends to post tonight, and the fact that this is still attracting guideline-breaking posts we think it's best if we close this overnight and give everyone some time to reflect on whether they are helping at this stage.