Update

Wow, so I just re-read my last post which was in May.  I think I was a little pissed off:)

All joking aside, it was not an easy situation. Things felt very dicey and we were not really sure where to go and what to do.  It was a very scary situation and we tried to handle it as best as we could.

The good news is that things seem to have improved tremendously.  Emma visited a therapist for a bit and it really seemed to help. She still won't tell us what the stressor was that first started her down that road but she seems to have stopped doing it and, best of all, will talk to us know when something bothers her.  I think the fact that she is opening up about somethings is a positive sign.

I still watch her closely and I worry that it will happen again or that some new behaviour will pop up.  So every time she does something new i tend to question it and wonder what self-destructive aspect their is to it but... maybe one day I'll get over it.

Tomorrow is the first day of school so we'll see how she deals with the stress in the first couple of weeks back.  I think we'll have to keep a close eye but try to find a subtle way of doing it or she'll just get pissed off. At least, she somewhat understands that we've earned the right to question.

That's it for now:)