I have a very challenging disabled son Primary age he presents with extreme behaviours and is hitting , kicking , biting me on a daily basis. Shouts at me , screams , won’t sleep . I average about 4.5 hours of sleep a night . The lockdown is adding a lot of pressure . Specialist School are having him a few days a week - I don’t work but this is due to his extreme needs . He is 2:1 but even with this many staff cannot cope and we are losing respite now as he targets other young people and staff . So it feels we are losing everything. When he was at school today , I walked down a footpath that crosses a railway line and I sat close by On the grass ( within safe distance )for quite some time thinking a lot about wanting to end it all. Obviously lockdown isn’t causing all our problems but it has escalated them and my mental health has deteriorated rapidly. I live alone and it’s just so hard
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