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Teenagers

Parenting teenagers has its ups and downs. Get advice from Mumsnetters here.

Depressed teen

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Justmeonlyme · 28/05/2024 17:34

I'm sure this has been posted many times, but how as a mum do you live your life while your teenager is so deeply unhappy 😞 he is currently on antidepressants (3 months almost) and has regular appointments with CAMHS, he is definitely better than he was a year ago but I feel like I live my life holding my breath! Everytime his name pops up on my phone my heart rate spikes in case he is ringing to vent about how much he hates his life (I'm glad he does vent but it's not easy being his person) every blip in his day to day activities I am waiting on it tipping him over the edge etc I hide all this from him so all he sees is a fully supportive mum that can handle anything he brings her way, but behind the scenes I am worried sick about him, I feel guilty if I have a good day and he is suffering, I can't even imagine doing anything fun as I feel like I am ignoring his issues, I basically go to work and sit in the house with my phone in hand so I can talk him down or help him through whatever he may need help with, again he isn't aware of any of this, but I feel like I am stuck!! Sorry for such a long post, no one in real life seems to understand what I am experiencing

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Justmeonlyme · 29/11/2024 20:52

Wowwellokthen · 29/11/2024 17:38

How are your DCs getting on now?
My 17yr DD has just been prescribed ADs so interested to know how they help and how quickly?

@Wowwellokthen
We are actually in a really good place, day by day he just get so much better, and a tweak to his dosage. The difference in him and in homelife is night and day, I was very against him being on meds because of his age but honestly the best thing for him currently. He is content, settled and dare I say happy, of course he still had periods of feeling hopeless and depressed but they don't last long and he is good at recognising it now and can trust he will come out of it, and these moments never last long and the time between each episode is getting bigger each time.

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Wowwellokthen · 29/11/2024 21:01

That's great to hear - thanks you and best of luck for the future.

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