Low mood and listening to depressive music

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I am concerned about DD14. She has had two emotional episodes where she said she wanted to die and hurt herself. Just small scratches.

I am not sure if I am overreacting but I want to remove her headphones and mobile phone as she has been listening to depressive music.

We all feel sad and low at times and want to have a good cry; but wanting to die or hurting yourself is another thing.

I don’t want this to scalate. I am not sure how to navigate this. She has an appointment with the paediatric physichiatrist in a few weeks.

I don’t think she is depressed but she gets low at times when things go wrong.

I would maybe focus on ways to help improve her mood and deal with negative feelings eg regular exercise, a hobby she really enjoys. That might be more positive than taking something away?

Thank you.

We do things with her, encourage excercise, hobbies. She goes to the gymn but has not been going for awhile.

I'm so sorry you're dealing with this right now. Here's an article that helped me out when my DD was really struggling with her mood: https://weareluna.app/parents/guides/mental-health-and-wellbeing/supporting-your-teens-mental-health/