Just this really. Despite being very loved, popular, bright and pretty my teen cuts herself. She is generally a bit down, has to be chivvied a bit regarding hygiene, self care issues. To the outside world she is a successful kid with a great social life.
She is noticeably more "up" after hurting herself - to the extent that I secretly despair whenever she is a bit more cheery.
She completely pulled the wool over the CAHMS person's eyes: they are convinced she is fine and she gets quite hysterical if we suggest going back to them.
So do we just leave her to carry on with this as she is generally OK? Or is she really not OK? Will she grow out of it or is she likely to grow up to have even more serious problems?
And how can we best help her?
To be honest DH and I have absolutely no experience of depression or mental health issues. I just don't get it at all. I am so worried about her.
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