Crisis Intervention: Parents of Troubled Teens Need Support Too
You can’t get blood from a stone, can’ fill a cup from an empty pitcher, can’t find solace in an empty room. All of that to say that as a parent of a troubled teen , you must have a support system to sustain you in the battles ahead. Yes, parents need interventions too.
Given the conflicting advice parents of drug abusing teens are subject to,you need to compare your experiences and share solutions with parents undergoing the same traumas. Going it alone when dealing with a troubled teen is almost asking for trouble. Perspectives can become diminished to a type of tunnel vision where a parent feeds on nothing but research into teen drug abuse, teen treatment programs and fearful projections of a future of unresolved crisis.
Beset by guilt, worried about finances, perpetually on edge in anticipation of your troubled teens next rebellious act, parents can easily become crippled by anxiety and fear, setting themselves up for illness and depression. In time, not only will your troubled teen require crisis intervention, but you, the beleaguered parent, will need an intervention too.
Here is a partial list of support groups for parents.
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