falcongrrl | (no subject)

Daniel's having one of his turns again. Wild rages, wild laughter, wild behavior. This is after a week of being mean to his sister and generally pessimistic about everything.

I'm not disabling comments - I don't mind them - but this is more for tracking than anything else. I really need to keep better records about these mood swings. I'm thinking we need to at least see the pediatrician and possibly a child psychiatrist. Given my own mental health issues as well as my family history, it's not unreasonable to think that he could be depressive or bipolar...although I thought that onset in children is rare. Still, this seems an emotional reaction beyond normal for his age group. I thought we were doing better, I really did.

He freaked out completely - tears, screaming, a full blown tantrum that would put any two-year-old to shame...over having to turn off the TV to pick up Dave (we're down to one car - long story). So he's (and we're) officially TV-free (and movie-free) for the weekend; we'll see if that helps.

I'm so tired.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Were you able to hold it together for school, just out of curiosity? That's one of the things that's made me reluctant to take him to a psychiatrist...his main trouble at school is focusing, but he doesn't seem to display the wild moods there.

I don't know, I was never schooled.

Actually, the above said... I learned very quickly to hide any moods that weren't "appropriate," because they would be taken for sass, or whatever, and I'd get, at the very least, slapped for it. So mostly I saved it for when I was alone.

I actually learned very quickly when and where to hide it.