My son turned 18 in March. He has a girlfriend, is studying at college and had planned to do an apprenticeship come September. He had been toying with the possibility of uni also.
Over the last few weeks, his life, as he feels, has "turned to shit". He can't see his girlfriend. He is stuck in the tiniest box room. There are are barely any engineering apprenticeships, and those few there are he hasn't got - huge competition for the few that may trickle through. He found out that his college had enrolled him on to a course that was not the one he originally applied for - so doesn't give him ucas points even though it is at level 3. He originally did 1 year at level 2 as he didn't quite meet the minimum requirements for level 3. His 2nd year was supposed to be the 2 year level 3 course. He has been enrolled on a 1 year level 3 course in the same subject. All his level 2 coursemates were transfered to this same course. He can't transfer to the other level 3 course (I asked). He would have to do 2 more years at college if he wanted to to uni basically.
So tonight he has basically had a breakdown, there has been screaming, swearing, shouting, throwing an open can of coke at the walls, running off in just pj bottoms, and once I got him back home he is saying he wants to die. He won't access GP help (will try and revisit that again tomorrow). He feels he has no future right now, and that everything has been taken from him.
I'm at a loss. Wtf do I do to try and give him some hope. He wants to see his girlfriend, and wants to know he can move on to his future in September.
Is anyone else parent of a young adult in a similar situation? How do I help him cope through this?
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