My teenager said she doesn’t want to live.

[Kassy40]

This is my first time posting. I don’t know where to start but here goes.
My 13 year old daughter has been suffering emotionally for about 12 months. She doesn’t want to talk about her feeling to us. She said she doesn’t want to open up! She breaks down in tears at school and often gets into arguments with other kids especially when they wind her up! She said she just wants to punch them! She’s had counselling session at school which helped a bit but these have now stopped. (I’ve just requested more) It’s a constant battle when we ask her to do her ‘one’ chore that she gets paid for! She says she fed up and she wants to run away, she hates me and her dad. She’s regularly saying she doesn’t want to live anymore. This is ripping us apart as a family and my mental health is deteriorating. I’ve made appointments with our GP but she refuses to go! Any suggestions appreciated. I’m at my wits end.

This sounds so difficult. I would go see the GP on your own to ask for advice and I would definitely speak to your school to get more counselling sessions and also find out if they offer any other useful services, an older child who can act as a mentor or a safe space she can go to during the day when she feels overwhelmed.
My dd2 is about to start counselling sessions which I hope help her to deal with her feelings of low self esteem and also to deal with the stress she puts herself under to do well and not fail or make a mistake of any kind. Its really really hard to watch your child struggle. I talk to her and do my best to support her and although she knows both me, her dad and older sibling love her, she often dismisses our advice. I realise she needs to come to the realisations herself and hope counselling can get her there. Good luck and all the best for you and your dd.