6yr old DS keeps saying he wants to kill himself

[Amicus1966]

He keeps saying he will run into the road in front of a car
Also keeps talking about his 'previous' home. A bigger house near his Grandmas where he 'used to live before this house' with his 2 sisters and 1 brother. He actually has 1 sister and 1 brother.
Also keeps saying he is stupid because 'I am always saying this to him'.
I have NEVER said this to him and am shocked and slightly scared about the other stuff.
What is going on in his head? I have no idea how to handle this as no such problem with his siblings.

hi Amicus, really interested in the responses you get as my 6 yr old also talks about wanting to die and that he's stupid . he has had lots of deaths in his life, probably more than most and I do worry that he seems so angry sometimes,

The strange thing is elm is that my DS has not experienced any deaths and has this idea that you can just come back when you die.

Speak to your GP, get a referral to CAMHS. My DD1 said this a lot at age six, then tried to kill herself by jumping out of an upstairs window, I had to grab her to stop her.

She is now having psychotherapy.

Good luck xx

Dd recently turned six and since then has become more secretive and also said she hates herself.
Also i know it sounds strange but yr dc could be remembering a previous life.

My DS has said this - usually when he's very stressed or worried about something. He's pretty much stopped now but I think that's because he's in a better place mentally at the moment. He has SN and he's started occupational therapy which has helped his alot.

But the other thing (if your children don't have SN) which has also helped is the 'What to do if ..' books. We have 'what to do if you worry too much' (about anxiety) and 'if you're too grumpy' which is about having a negative outlook on life. Both these workbooks have been really useful (and actually quite fun) for my DS.

my ds knows that you don't come back from death, but that you do go somewhere else, (we have told him about heaven because he has has 4 close people and our dog die, who he adored) so maybe that's why he says it?? its a horrible thing to hear your child say and maybe he says it because it gets a reaction so we have started to try and ignore it,
youaremyrain I hope your daughter is feeling better

bumping this

I definitely get the previous life thing although The sensible side of me says it is rubbish
It is so unnerving though. How can a 6 yr old talk about things like previous life and killing themselves?
I admit I am never going to win parent of the year award but for him to claim I call him stupid is just bizarre. I have two older DCs and have always been very 'aware' of making sure DC keep a good level if self esteem.
DS2 especially has always been somewhat spoilt and coddled as the baby if the family.
I am just stumped here.

Is he stressed at something that's going on at home or school? Any discussions about the possibility of moving to another house which he might have overheard?

It just sounds like he's unhappy and a bit stressed to me and it's all his worries are getting mixed up in his head and coming out like that.

My dd also has false memories of me abandoning her etc that never happened, similar to your DS "remembering" you calling him stupid.

I think life is very confusing for my dd. I agree with not "reacting" to the comments about killing themselves.
I have listened very calmly to dd telling me exactly how she's going to cut out my eyes with a knife (amongst other things) in great detail and I do listen, I do react but it's more with a calm "oh, but then I wouldn't be able to see your lovely smile" or "you must be feeling very angry with me today, that must be hard to feel so angry"