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Suicidal ideation in a 'tween -- anyone seen something like this?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rannveig" data-source="post: 375829" data-attributes="member: 5689"><p>Thank you for all the very helpful responses. As a unipolar depressive I do know not to insist that he be happy because his life is good. I definitely don't get angry with Odin for having the feelings he does; I relate to them all too well (at least the ones about life being pointless; I don't have daymares about scarecrows). I mentioned in my post the fact that he has a good life just to make clear that I do think his problem is chemical and not situational. I only <em>wish</em> his feelings related to something in his environment that I could actually change. </p><p></p><p>I appreciated your ideas on things to say to try to cheer Odin up, and equally I appreciated your suggestions as to what might be behind his frightening thoughts (pathological anxiety, for example). You definitely gave me some good approaches -- even where you disagreed with each other, I definitely saw value in each and every post. Most of all I appreciated your stories. I lurk a fair amount and so was familiar with some of the stories, but you helped me see some new angles and also feel much less alone. You really are a wonderful community here!</p><p></p><p>Where I live it's going to be hard to find a good psychiatrist, but I'll start the process (he actually asked me to last night; I've always told him that was an option if he wished) and try to update as things move along. I only hope that someday I can help someone here as you all have helped me.</p><p></p><p>All best wishes to you and your difficult children.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rannveig, post: 375829, member: 5689"] Thank you for all the very helpful responses. As a unipolar depressive I do know not to insist that he be happy because his life is good. I definitely don't get angry with Odin for having the feelings he does; I relate to them all too well (at least the ones about life being pointless; I don't have daymares about scarecrows). I mentioned in my post the fact that he has a good life just to make clear that I do think his problem is chemical and not situational. I only [I]wish[/I] his feelings related to something in his environment that I could actually change. I appreciated your ideas on things to say to try to cheer Odin up, and equally I appreciated your suggestions as to what might be behind his frightening thoughts (pathological anxiety, for example). You definitely gave me some good approaches -- even where you disagreed with each other, I definitely saw value in each and every post. Most of all I appreciated your stories. I lurk a fair amount and so was familiar with some of the stories, but you helped me see some new angles and also feel much less alone. You really are a wonderful community here! Where I live it's going to be hard to find a good psychiatrist, but I'll start the process (he actually asked me to last night; I've always told him that was an option if he wished) and try to update as things move along. I only hope that someday I can help someone here as you all have helped me. All best wishes to you and your difficult children. [/QUOTE]
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