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Post: Worried About Son

Posted by Monyka on 4/13/08

    I have a 20 year old son who has been "partying" since he
    was 13 basically. He told me he has quit smoking pot and
    wants to be successful in life but has no idea about what
    to do and if he can make it at college. He chose not to go
    after graduation and has worked at minimum wage jobs. The
    past several weeks he has been despondent, crying at
    times, isolating more than usual, and very serious. He
    says he can not make even a simple decision. He has no
    affect. I am positive he is clinically depressed and have
    offered to take him to the emergency room. He just got on
    a health plan when he was briefly unemployed and if he is
    going to keep this latest temporary job, he will lose it.
    He is going to work each day but does not know if he can
    keep the job. He is losing alot of weight (some of it due
    to the job, too). Some people say he is just facing
    reality, but I know it's more than the blues. He says he
    is not going to hurt himself. I gave him a depression
    screening quiz to prove that he was depressed, and he
    answered all but 1 or 2 of the questions positively that
    point to depression. My heart is breaking for him. Nw he
    is talking about going into the service. What can I do for
    him?

Posts on this thread, including this one

  • Worried About Son, 4/13/08, by Monyka.
  • Re: Worried About Son, 4/14/08, by Bring him to the doctor.
  • Re: Worried About Son, 4/17/08, by Mel.

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