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DD is in despair

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Laughlaughlaughcry · 15/12/2019 20:45

Dd is lovely but has been violent since she was about 7 starting with pulling down curtains in rage and throwing stuff at me and DH (her dad). She can be fine one minute then fly off the handle (to be fair I don't have the best of tempers) BUT sometimes she attacks us. Her attacks were less frequent but she is now in year 11 and is very stressed and clearly reacting badly because of this, shes virtually shouting all the time! And attacking us more.
Recently when Dh was explaining her brothers math problem to us she ended up escalating to the point I had to go to minor injuries go get dressings where she stabbed me in the leg with a pen! The minor injuries said social services would get into contact but its been over a week...

She says she feels awful all the time, wants to kill herself (this is not just around arguments though so I dont think it's always related to fishing for sympathy and sorries) and asks us not to talk to her but even asking her to pick up a plate makes her angry. We have asked for help with how awful she feels at doctors and shes asked at school to be let off art gcse to ease school pressure but they need a doctors note for any health issue but doctor says it is a school issue Hmm then school said she just has to do it but they could help with a self referral to camhs (but not refer her themself- I had been under the impression they would do that). School don't really know about her at home aggression.

She seems to feel a lot like people who are supposed to help her are letting her down. She says school won't listen to her, doctors won't help, and I need to get involved more.

It's awful and I dont know what to do anymore, it's so hard for me to speak for her I never know what she wants me to say.

What do I do?

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oohnicevase · 15/12/2019 20:51

She sounds very stressed , hahe you seen a gp? I have a year 11 16 year old who behaves nothing like this but she is under a lot of pressure . Has your dd always been like this ? Has she ever been seen by a paediatrician or anyone like that? It sounds very extreme . How is she in social situations ? Friends etc?

bionicnemonic · 15/12/2019 20:51

My first thought was hormones...I know this study is older people...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5353166/

Poppinjay · 15/12/2019 20:59

I think she needs a referral to CAMHS to try to help find out the reasons behind her outbursts.

The violence could be the result of meltdowns which are uncontrollable emotional outbursts as a result of being overwhelmed and unable to understand or communicate the cause.

Could it be that she has undiagnosed autism? It is quite common for girls not to be diagnosed until their mid teens because they mask their difficulties so well. I has no idea until a CAMHS psychologist spotted it in my DD1 aged 12.

Does she have any sensory issues, difficulties with maintaining peer relationships or struggle to manage changes in routine? Does she find it harder than you would expect to organise herself or see other people's point of view?

She sounds very distressed and like she has very low self-esteem. It's not acceptable for her to hurt other people but she sounds like she needs help and understanding rather than punishment.

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