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Am distraught!!

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whitepearl17 · 08/12/2017 19:48

I know my dd who is 18 next week suffers from mental health issues. We have come an awful long way over the past two years. Basically she has gone from self-harming and staying in bed all day, talking to no-one, to starting a new school to restart 6th form and agreeing to take antidepressants. She has been so well until last week when she had a major meltdown, I think things caught up on her and she lost all confidence in how well she has progressed. Our GP recommended she self referred to steps to well being and she had an initial phone call with them on Tuesday. Today I came home from work to a letter only showing our address in the envelope window so I opened it. It was from steps to well being summarising the call. 'We are worried about you, you did not complete the assessment and said you have suicidal thoughts and have previously tried to commit suicide'. This is news to me. It is Friday evening and she has plucked up the courage to go away on a school trip until Sunday. So I don't want to talk to her about it and there is no-one else I can officially speak to about this until Monday. Not sure how to deal with this, am climbing the wall with worry, I must be such a crap mother not to have known about this

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whitepearl17 · 08/12/2017 21:03

Anyone?

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merrykate · 09/12/2017 07:12

Of course you're not a crap mother. It sounds like you're a very caring and supportive parent. Everyone is capable of keeping secrets. Have you got contact details of any of the teachers supervising the trip that you could get in touch with to say could they keep a subtle eye on her?

Lawdavmercy · 13/12/2017 18:21

How are you doing, whitepearl17? Did you have the chat with your daughter about the letter? Thinking of you both Flowers

Fragglewump · 13/12/2017 18:22

Hope you are okay op - try to keep the communication lines open.

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