My daughter is 15. In the last 2 years she has seen her sister go through a 3rd spinal surgery, had an online boyfriend (unbeknownst to me) break up with her and mess with her head, had her parents (the X & I) get a divorce, and her Grandma (my Mom) had a stroke. All of that on top of a recent ADD & depression diagnosis. I don't know which came first but it is an awful lot for me to manage let alone a teenage girl. She used to be very shy, sweet, & creative. Now she is often either in tears, hates everyone & herself, or arrogant. I wonder if the diagnosis is correct, so many of these things overlap. I would chalk it all up to the usual teenage angst if she didn't sometimes talk suicide. This is the hell that has become my life & I, like Christine am so connected to my child that I feel like I'm going down with her.