A year ago this weekend ,we returned from a bonfire party to find our eldest ds,then 15, had attempted suicide .As you can imagine ,the devestation was indescribable .
A year on,whilst he is not entirely 'well' ,he is most definitely living life and now has lots of support and tools -medication ,therapies ,support,awareness of his MH condition etc so you could argue that he is obviously in a much better place than he was a year ago due to those factors ,so why am I feeling so scared again ?
DH feels if anything we should feel almost celebratory -a year has passed and we ,and most importantly ds ,have survived but I can't feel that way .I feel more worried than I did ,say,3 months ago yet he is 3 months further down the line if that makes sense .
I can't shake this feeling of doom and the fireworks and invites of parties etc just make me want to hide away .
How do I turn this around ?
Ds himself is being quite nonchalant about it and unsurprisingly doesn't want to talk about it at all .However ,I'm worried about that too -that maybe he is burying things again .He ,again probably understandably ,gets defensive and annoyed if I ask him if he's alright at any time ,not just now .I don't want to be making a big deal about it ,so in front of ds I'm not at all ,but should we ? Should we be saying -wow ,look where you've got too etc (we have and are forever telling him how proud we are of what he has achieved ) or should I just not mention the significance of the weekend and just treat it as normal? (or our new normal ,as it has become ) .