Age 13

[Undiagnosedautisticmum]

My child has recently been caught self harming, he's depressed and today has spent the full day in bed in the dark and won't eat or drink, what can I do I'm scared to call the doctor incase they take him away from me?

They won’t take him away from you hun. My ds is now 16 and I had many problems with him from the age of 11 until recently. He is starting to turn a corner 🤞
He fell into a deep hole of anxiety, school refusal, depression, kept saying he wanted to kill himself. It was heartbreaking as a mum hearing the things he was saying.
He refused to go to school, the attendance officer was a super bitch she did not help at all just threatened me with fines etc. In fact the school were not helpful at all.
I took him to the GP, tbh ours weren’t great but they did try to help.
We were referred to CAHMS but they weren’t much help either.
What really help was an outside counselling charity in our area. They are specifically for 11-25 year olds, they deal with all kinds of mental health issues and drugs issues etc. DS had sessions with a counsellor there and he really helped DS move through this. DS also took CBD capsules (and still does) not sure if they really helped or were placebo but he likes them.
I hope you manage to get help for your DS. Definitely start with the GP, they will understand. Also have a look and see if there is a local youth counselling charity near you.
I understand what you are going through. Message me if you need to, don’t suffer alone.