My son who is a young teen has said for two years that he is depressed. We encouraged him to eat better, sleep better, exercise more, see more people, see less people, but to no avail.
He's been on antidepressants for four weeks and said he feels no better. His cousin just wrote me after they spent a little time together and she said he cried that he was worthless and a burden.
He is very talented, has many friends, and is passionate about several interests. However, the past few days, he said he is in a down cycle, and he really has no interest in anything - except getting together with his friends or chatting with them.
He told me recently that my (his mom) mood swings from happy and calm to stressed and angry so quickly that I make his environment stressful and unhealthy. This kinda stunned me, because I have to cope with his father, my husband, who has been very depressed and very manipulative. Lots of times I'm happy and calm because he's not around.
2007-06-21
17:56:48
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