Has anyone experienced this...my daughter attempted

I'm so sorry. I haven't experienced this, but it is something many of us dread as parents. I hope she is able to get the help she needs while she is hospitalized, whether that is a different medication or a different kind of therapy. Hugs to you.

I have not but your entire family needs to be involved in therapy with her.

Damn it. I'm so sorry. No real advice. Glad she called you and you were able to get her admitted.

My daughter's best friend did something similar. She is much better now.


In my opinion, she would be even better if her whole family had been involved in therapy rather than considering it her issue.

ETA: I hope your daughter feels better soon. 

No experience but wanted to offer prayers, hugs and best wishes to you and your family.

Big hugs to you right now. I can't imagine how you are feeling. My niece was admitted to the hospital on a 72 hour hold when she walked into her high school counselors office and told her she wanted to commit suicide and exactly how she would do it. My sister was called and she took her straight to the hospital and had her admitted. She was 16. She was only allowed to talk to her mom and dad. My brother in law was an ass about the whole thing. He felt she was doing it for attention. The dr that was seeing her recommended and out patient program and counseling for the entire family. I'm happy to say she's almost completed her sophomore year in college and doing well. My sister was a basket case and cried for days. I felt so helpless. Hang in there. I hope your family and daughter can get the help she needs.

I have no experience with this directly, but it has to be a good sign that she called you for help. I hope you all get the needed therapy to get her through this and back to good place. I wish you well.

Nothing prepares you for this. At the time I felt like a failure and had no idea what I had done wrong, or how to fix it. I had no idea what I should do.... Mother FIX things and I could not fix this! And then there were the social workers and doctors questioning every aspect of your life, looking to see how and when she was abused (she was not, but they do have to check out that possibility)

We did get through it. Today, my dd is almost 35 and knows to head to the gym if she starts feeling down... She knows how deep she can go if she ignores it. So far, so good, but I will never cease worrying .

On the positive side, my own experience helped many of my students. Parents would begin to describe their home life and I would ask if I could talk to them as a parent, not as a teacher. I would describe my experience.... Many kids got help earlier because of my experience.

It is a dark and scary place that you are in now... All you can do is make certain she has therapists she can talk to, and be there to love her. We did personally schedule her senior year, choosing teachers with good rapport with students, teachers that we felt we could talk to, and giving her a lighter load (my dd does not know what a b is)

I am sorry you and your child have to go through this

About a year ago, my 16 year old (then 15) told me she was contemplating suicide. I actually posted about it here seeking advice under a different name. It was such a scary time. While she is not "cured" she is in such a better place now, and is actually hopeful for her future. Her primary issue is anxiety. Last year she was having such frequent panic attacks that she felt like her brain was broken and she would have to live like this forever, hence the reason she was contemplating suicide.

It's such a knife in the gut when your child tells you this, but the good news is that she told you. She must trust you a lot to be able to come to you with that. It was so hard for my daughter to admit her feeling to me. I'm so glad your daughter called you and trusted you with the fact that she had taken pills. The important thing is that right now, your daughter is safe. She is being monitored, and hopefully they can start to unravel what is causing these feelings.

Does she live with you? If not, how far away does she live? She will need a good support system and help getting to her therapy appointments. Has she been to therapy in the past? If so, did she connect with anyone there? If not, just know it can take time to find a good fit. I have loved all my daughter's therapists, but they haven't all been a good fit for her, so we have tried a few different ones before we settled on one that she feels comfortable with. Getting a good psychiatrist to manage her medications will also be key. We tried just having her primary doctor just monitor the meds for a while, but quickly learned that in these cases, a psychiatrist is really best. That's all they do, and they do it well.

I felt like last spring was pure hell, and I never thought the fog would lift, but it did. One year later, she is doing soooo much better. She still has her bad days, but her bad days aren't nearly as bad as they used to be. Hang in there with all you've got. It may be a tough road. But you are strong enough. You can do this, and you can help her through this.

(((HUGS)))

I don't have any experience or advice, but I am so glad to hear that your daughter called you. What a gift that she was able to communicate that she needed you at such an awful time. The outcome would have been so different if she didn't feel she could reach out to you! Hold on to that, mama! I pray she gets to a better place and that you give yourself as much grace in this situation as you give her!

I have not been in your shoes, but I've struggled with depression and anxiety for decades. Give her space while she is in a safe place, but stay in touch. A change in medication may do her a great deal of good...sometimes they just stop working and a new solution needs to be found. She reached out to you--that is huge, and says to me, that she still deep down wants to get better. She is the right place to start to make that happen.

Please don't let your own fear and confusion affect your interaction with her. She needs you to be strong and calm and positive, and to listen when she wants to talk, and to just be with her when she cannot. If your husband is unable to do those things, then it's better for him not to visit her, IMO. I am speaking from my own experience with my own parents when I was very close to your DD's age.

I encourage you to find a good friend who you can rely on while you go through your own emotions during this process. If your husband can't be your support, you must find someone else who can do that for you.

Your DD is in the right place! She can learn to live with her illness and to take good care of herself. It's scary now, but she can get better.

No advice but lots of hugs and good thoughts for your daughter and your entire family.
This must be excruciatingly difficult!  (((HUGS)))