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18 yr old son with depression refuses help
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<blockquote data-quote="SeekingStrength" data-source="post: 644092" data-attributes="member: 17635"><p>Lost,</p><p></p><p>Please stick with this forum; it will help you a LOT. When our 33gfg was about 18, he sounded much like your son. The first time he was arrested, a police officer asked us if we thought it might be drugs, husband and I answered with a resounding <em>NO.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>As the years went by, we realized it probably was drugs. difficult child was hiding it well. After he moved out, I found numerous empty whiskey bottles in his room. Our daughter told us about a time he smoked pot in her bedroom through a toilet paper roll and threatened her about telling us. We never, ever once smelled pot in our home.</p><p></p><p>Also, our difficult child outtalked the therapists we paid for. He told them what he thought they wanted to hear, not what would get him help. And, they always dismissed him. But, of course they would/could not tell us anything because he was 18+.</p><p></p><p>None of this means this is what is happening with your son. My advice (all from looking back), is to keep your eyes wide-open. Do not discount anything and listen to what other folks think. The truth may not be what you want to see, but that does not mean it is not the truth.</p><p></p><p>If husband and I had realized that, would have things have turned out differently for our son? I highly doubt it, but I wish we had been more receptive. We remembered our sweet young son and could not see the writing on the wall.</p><p></p><p>Hugs, because I feel for you. Depression is scary. I remember calling some # the police gave me to get help for our difficult child. The counseling center could not see him for several weeks and advised me to remove all knives. We put all the kitchen knives in our bedroom. Our difficult child was basically comatose, staring at the walls. He never tried to take his life, but we were very worried....beyond very worried.</p><p></p><p>Keep good thoughts, but do not base your reality on what you want to see. And, please, please, keep posting. That will help you tremendously.</p><p></p><p>SS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SeekingStrength, post: 644092, member: 17635"] Lost, Please stick with this forum; it will help you a LOT. When our 33gfg was about 18, he sounded much like your son. The first time he was arrested, a police officer asked us if we thought it might be drugs, husband and I answered with a resounding [I]NO. [/I] As the years went by, we realized it probably was drugs. difficult child was hiding it well. After he moved out, I found numerous empty whiskey bottles in his room. Our daughter told us about a time he smoked pot in her bedroom through a toilet paper roll and threatened her about telling us. We never, ever once smelled pot in our home. Also, our difficult child outtalked the therapists we paid for. He told them what he thought they wanted to hear, not what would get him help. And, they always dismissed him. But, of course they would/could not tell us anything because he was 18+. None of this means this is what is happening with your son. My advice (all from looking back), is to keep your eyes wide-open. Do not discount anything and listen to what other folks think. The truth may not be what you want to see, but that does not mean it is not the truth. If husband and I had realized that, would have things have turned out differently for our son? I highly doubt it, but I wish we had been more receptive. We remembered our sweet young son and could not see the writing on the wall. Hugs, because I feel for you. Depression is scary. I remember calling some # the police gave me to get help for our difficult child. The counseling center could not see him for several weeks and advised me to remove all knives. We put all the kitchen knives in our bedroom. Our difficult child was basically comatose, staring at the walls. He never tried to take his life, but we were very worried....beyond very worried. Keep good thoughts, but do not base your reality on what you want to see. And, please, please, keep posting. That will help you tremendously. SS [/QUOTE]
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