My 16 year old son with social phobia, which has developed over the last two years, never goes outdoors, never opens the curtains, doesn't exercise and stays up all night.
He is generally cheerful but gets very lonely as i am out at work all day.
He is not overweight but has developed small blue veins on his backside, I think from sitting too much.
He won't go to the doctor or cognitive therapy and has tried hypnotherapy and prozac which has not helped.
Can anyone provide any positive solutions please, I am at my wits end!
2007-01-22 22:33:42 · 3 answers · asked by JR 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I don't know alot about the actual phobia but my suggestion is to find someone who does not use medicine as their first solution. you need to find someone who will help him work thru his phobia and give him tools to cope each day. he is really young and if he starts gaining tools now it will benefit him in the long run. You also need to set boundaries, does he go to school? you are the parent he needs to excercise and sleep normal hours. he may not want the curtians open but there are small routine things you can change around him to help him get back to a schedule. also you can look at foods that have serotonin in them, bananas, turkey etc. i'm not sure where you live but you can check out this alternative website www.nupathways.com email them you situation and they should be able to help, they offer alot of different solutions for different situations.
2007-01-22 23:04:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask your gp for a psychiatric assessment from the local primary care team and request a home visit. Hopefully they could provide one to one therapy at home to get to the root of the problem and work with him to tackle the fear and gradually expose him to the outside world. In the meantime look on the net for support websites where other sufferers connect maybe he'll not feel so alone with this terrible illness. Good luck.
2007-01-23 03:39:00 · answer #2 · answered by scottish witch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i guess what i would say is that you are the parent here, and he is suppose to be listening to you, he is only going to get worse if you do not take some steps, and get him some help, and he needs it now. If need be, you may not like the idea, but you could have him put into an hospital for this condition, where, he would therapy, and have to go to school, and would learn to cope with whatever is going on with him.
2007-01-23 01:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by Ladyofathousandfaces 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋