Suicidal teen and useless feeling mum

[Mumof431]

Hi I'm new here but just need someone to talk to. I'm currently at hospital after my 14yo daughter took an overdose. This is her 3rd one since may and self harms too. She is so lucky to still be here this weekend. She is under camhs but obviously still in a bad way. I have an amazing bf but no friends and feeling very alone and my family think it's 'attention seeking' I'm feeling lost and helpless. Please someone tell me that I'm not alone

You aren't alone Mumof431, although dealing with a depressed child is a very lonely situation - I have been there and sympathise. I don't have any real advice but I hope CAMHS intervention makes a difference. good luck to you and yoru dd x

Thanks. After discharged from here they are putting home help into place as an alternative to being sectioned. She disclosed to me that someone very close in the past had sex with her at age 4-6. I went through the police but nothing can be done which just makes her worse. I'm beyond scared Friday she took 36 tablets and a bottle of calpol. She had treatment for liver but so lucky to even be here. She doesn't feel like that though.

Why can nothing be done? That's so sad that she has felt she can talk about it now and nothing is done about it.

Poor you and your poor dd.

Why can nothing be done?

Mostly because so long ago and although I have messages to prove it he made up a story and has lots of special needs. Police said would end up as her word against his and he would win as needs. Even sent her a picture a few weeks ago but because it got deleted as daughter scared to tell me was the same situation :(

Sorry your going through this op.
4-6 was this on going for the 2 years?
Was the person responsible for this an adult at the time op?

Hi no he was just a kid himself but now is adult and has sent her pics of himself too.

I can't see these messages for some reason

You're not alone. I was desperate to end my life all through my teens, but now I have my own DD and life is better and more manageable.

Wanting to take your own life is such a desperate, terrible place and waking up feels like utter failure on top of that. Your DD is hurting and so are you, but you are already making the most incredible progress for her to trust you with the information of her abuse. I struggled to tell my mother for years and in hindsight, wish I never had.

One day she will be so glad she is still here and will love and appreciate being alive and having you for a mum

How old was the child in question op? Was he even old enough to know what sex was?
I know this is a sensitive subject.