Hello
I am new to mumsnet in fact I don't usually do any of this sort of thing but I have been desperate to get some advice from parents who have been through something similar. My clever, funny and loving 16 year old boy went to a teacher at school about 6 weeks ago to say he felt suicidel. Although he has had periods of low mood in the past this came out of the blue, he had appeared to be doing better. He has a small group of very good friends who although he doesn't see all the time he is close to. He had just started seeing a lovely boy and they seemed to be happy. This relationship ended yesterday and although I don't know the details my son was becoming rather demanding and clingy in an insecure kind of way. The other boys parents also told their son that they didn't like him and thought he was a bad influence which obviously wasn't helpful.
Some days he appears well and happy and other days he struggles to get out of bed. Generally he does eat, sleep and go to school but the slightest thing really hits him hard. I am very worried as to how he will cope with breaking up with his boyfriend.
He has starting seeing a specialist nurse but finds the ordeal of talking to her as difficult as anything else. He has told her he always feels low and things of suicide. I have found notes in his room about dying.
I don't know how to help him.
I would really like to hear from anyone who has been through something similar and come out the other side.
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user1488769604 · 06/03/2017 03:58
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