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I'm a 16 year old and I think I need to check myself in to a

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Antigen:
I'm sort of inclined to think this is a put on too. But then, remember that one gal who died after voluntarily signing herself up for a wilderness trek type program? It can happen.

If it is just some joker pretending, I figure they're looking for us to say "Duh... whut? I don't know. What should a kid do?" But they forget that most of us program vets are as old as they are, if not older. Most of us have teenage kids and some of us are grandparents already.

In real life, when my daughter was floundering, I didn't put her in a program or turn her over to the law. I just kept counting heads, putting on more pork chops and keeping the door open. I wish I'd done some homework ahead and known of all the options a kid really has before my daughter quit asking for my advice. The younger ones, I think, almost always benefit from the mistakes and oversights we make on the first try.

At the bottom of it, I wouldn't give any different advice to a kid looking for direction than I would to a parent considering sending their kid off to a gulag for repair.
May your days be joyfully challenging and your words artfully true
-- Ginger Warbis SMA, `00

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Deborah:
Hey Sweetie,
Go read my post in this thread:
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... um=9#23852

and see if it makes any sense to you. If it does, make your parents read it.

What are your passions? If you could choose "ANY" (constructive) thing(s) to do every afternoon/evening, what would it be? First thought. Doesn't matter how unrealistic it is. ANYthing!!! Only requirement, it has to be legal.

What, besides zoning out, gets you high?
If you don't know... it's time to find out.
Life is full of excitement that can be soo fulfilling and won't jeopardize your freedom or your physical well-being.

What is stopping you from pursuing you constructive interests? Haven't figured out what it is?  No money?   No hope?

Demand that your parents read and act on my message at the above link.
Then, come back and tell us which activities you chose to start experimenting with. There's a fire inside you. Find it. Don't let a program put it out and make you "just another sheeple".

And if your parents won't pay for mentors, then seek them out yourself. Sell yourself into apprentiships, not an F-in program. Find people who will teach you the things that REALLY interest and excite you.

We'll be waiting for your reply. And we won't accept a hopeless, "wah-wah", "I need a program"  cop-out bullshit.

I believe in you. You can find THAT thing. The one that makes you feel good, and brilliant, and creative. Don't let the apathetic adults around you bring you down to their level of hopelessness. It's a waste of your time and life.
Deborah

Anonymous:
When you say you're "not living the way you are," and you don't say you are addicted to drugs or alcohol, it sounds like you need to at least be seen by a psychiatrist to rule out depression.

If you have used casually, or are sexually active, don't rule out the possibility of depression--a lot of teens with an emerging problem try to self-medicate that way.

IF you have depression, one of these programs won't help you, because they aren't equipped to deal properly with that sort of problem.

IF you have depression, the options most likely to be effective are cognitive-behavioral therapy or anti-depressant medication.  Both can be provided highly effectively on an outpatient basis--meaning without the residential "treatment" of a Program.

See a licensed psychiatrist to rule out depression as a cause of your problems BEFORE you consider a Program.

The initial message sounds like a put on to me, too, but on the off-chance that it's not, anyone saying they're "not living" now needs to be evaluated by a competent professional for depression before trying ANYTHING else.

Anonymous:
Also, IF you have a problem with drugs or alcohol the program is not equipped to help you with that either.

Judy

Anonymous:
Go ahead and check yourself in you punk kid and then I'll see your posts on the fornits site in a few years.  Guess you want to experience it AND it probably will "cure" you too.   Go ahead, make my day...I wish you the ultimate torture.  Serves you right!

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