18 year old struggling with her MH...work issues, bit rambling...

[GaynorGoodwin]

My 18year old daughter is struggling with high anxiety, finished college at Christmas and is no longer taking driving lessons. She has two hours of therapy a week which we pay for, but it’s only early days.

We support her as much as we can and a friend of my hubby has told us she can have 8 hours doing general kitchen work in his restaurant.
In the past work colleagues have asked me what my Dd is doing and at that time she was in college but I’m not sure how to reply now? She’s struggling but should I be honest or keep quiet? Their Dd’s are or seem to be doing well, university etc and although I’m happy for them I don’t want to start a pity party.

Am I making sense, anyone with any advice please?

My 18 year old son is in the same position but with depression. He’s dropped out of six form and stopped driving lessons.
He’s on medication and we are paying for counselling.
Meantime all his pals are getting ready to go to uni.
I feel embarrassed but have tried to be honest with people. Different people have very different opinions. Most are supportive tbh.
I feel your pain 😩xx

You don’t need to explain anything to colleagues. Just say she’s job hunting or having a gap while she decides. Not everyone tells the truth so don’t believe your dd is the only one not coping.

You can say that she has some health issues so is working part time whilst she gets the right treatment (you don't need to explain further). You can add that she is working in hospitality (if you want to and she's happy for you to say that).

Has she had blood tests to check for vitamin levels, iron levels and thyroid function? If not, I would recommend it.

Thanks to you all for your helpful comments. I’ve had a think and I’m going to say as little as possible about the full extent concerning my dd. However, will drop a bit in about her working part time until she works out what she wants to do, thanks again it’s good to share online and I appreciate the support x