Can anyone offer advice? Ds 11 has always struggled with making friends. We had hoped secondary school would be a new start but he is still drawn to the same people from primary who often exclude him and he finds it difficult to fit in.
Today he showed me his phone and he had searched for 'how to tell the difference between sadness and depression. He said he thinks he has the symptoms of depression.
I tried to explain the difference between feeling upset and annoyed that people at school have been mean to him and being depressed, he got upset and started to cry, saying that when he goes to bed at night he thinks about horrible things e.g. his family dying or being hurt. He said he thinks he was a mistake and shouldn't have been born and that he imagines his light fitting in his room is a rope he could use to kill himself.
He had a mentor at primary that he talked to to help with his emotions and social interactions but has nothing at secondary.
There is a history of mental illness on my side of the family.
Should I take him to the gp or mention it to the school or is this a pre-pubescent phase?
I suffer with depression and recall feeling quite unhappy around his age but my parents were never around to talk to or notice how I felt.
I don't know if this is 'normal' emotions or not.
He has asked to sleep in bed with me tonight, of course I will let him.
So worried that he will harm himself over a stupid comment made by another child.
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Child mental health
11 year old with unwanted thoughts
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revelsandrose · 15/11/2018 18:55
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