It has come to light that my 15 year old son has been self-harming. He tried to hide it from us but my sister saw his arms once and told us. Then when I thought about it I realised I hadn't seen his bare arms for a long time... We asked him about it and he told us he has been doing it for a year. Some of the cuts on his arm are quite deep and have caused scarring. He says he doesn't know why he does it but feel compelled to and has tried to stop but says he can't. I asked him if he would be willing to talk to someone about it and he has agreed so I have booked him to see a therapist (privately - ouch) who has had experience working in CAMHS and with working with teenagers who self-harm. We (me and my husband) have treated him gently about it, haven't insisted he stop right away (because I know it isn't that easy) but I am finding it hard not to be emotional about it. I just want to beg him to stop. He seems happy in general so it is difficult to understand. He has Aperger's (mild) and I think it could be the frustrations that come with that. Does anyone have any advice or has anyone been through something similar
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