I've been worried for a while now about DS2's low moods, anxiety and negativity. Have spoken to my doctor about it before + he suggested a referral to a child psychologist. I decided against that at the time as i thought it might make him more anxious. Does anyone have any experience of this? This afternoon had a parent/teacher meeting (along with exDH) and the teachers expressed worries about him and things he had written - including talking about wanting to die. I have talked to DS2 about his anxiety before today - and I know it is partly to do with the separation, and also DS1 (who's 4years older) not treating him very kindly. The exDH warned me this would probably happen before we split and said it would all be my fault - so I'm just waiting for the 'i told you so'. I have suffered from depression + anxiety myself, and i'm still on 20mg fluoxetine which helps. We have all been through a lot over the last 2-3 years, including losing our house, and whilst DS2 seemed to deal with it all very well at first it now seems to have caught up with him. The exDH has made me feel very guilty about the split and has been prone to emotionally abusing me over the years. He is not particularly stable mentally himself. I don't know what to do now to help DS2, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Mental health
depressed + morbid 9yr old son - advice please!
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peabunny · 14/04/2008 19:47
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