He went on a field trip last week. He'd told me he was dreading it because he'd have no-one to sit with on the coach because none of his mates were going. I did ask him how it went when he came home and he just grunted about it being boring. Tonight he told me that he spent to entire day alone. For lunch he found a wall to sit behind, plugged in his music and ate alone. Some kids noticed him and took the piss and threw biscuits at him so he was swamped with seagulls. He was really hurt. I'm really worried about him and I'm angry about it and also hurting for him.
Then he told me that in English they have to do group work. His group is just him. The only time he is in an actual group is when another child is off sick.
Last week he cried at school twice. Once in English when he thinks nobody noticed and another time in break where he was sobbing uncontrollably. A teacher noticed him and sent him to Student Services, but he left because he didn't want to speak about what had upset him.
After a lot of coaxing he has agreed to me calling the school and asking for help. He thinks it makes him weak and will lead to everyone targeting him as one of those kids that can't cope with anything. I've also suggested seeing our doctor. I've suffered from depression all my adult life and I think at least some part of this could be down to him also being depressed and needing some medical help.
His dad has been useless. He took the first opportunity to announce how tired he is and that he's going to bed. They are both asleep now but of course I can't sleep because all I want to do is find out how to help him and cry.
What is hurting me the most is that DS is so hard on himself. He really believes that he is defective and crap for not coping very well with life. This is why male suicide rates are so high. That terrifies me. I would do anything to help him.
Does anyone have any experience to share or advice, kind words, anything ...
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TheEmperorIsNaked · 28/06/2017 01:52
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