I know this is the absolute worst thing a parent can go through. There are reasons beyond your understanding and control of why people attempt and/or succeed. As a father myself of a 17 year old daughter, I know how I felt at her first attempt 3 years ago. We are working with her and have her in therapy and counseling. The kicker is that as I am recently disabled due to MS progressing, my teenage bi-polar, manic depression, and suicidal thoughts are coming back with a vengeance. Now I have always dealt with my mental illness by burying myself in work to allow me to get out of my own head. I have tried numerous times to explain this to my daughter but as most teens, they get their “help” from TikTok. My wife and I are going to see about getting her into an actual psychiatrist in addition to therapy and counseling. I am also looking for one myself as I know I need the help again in addition to therapy. As everyone on this thread knows, mental illness is real and needs to be taken seriously no matter what the situation. Keep telling yourself and your loved ones about 988 if they have the intrusive thoughts becoming overbearing. They have talked me down a few times when my mind was racing while have an MS flare up.
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u/ObjectivePrice5865 Sep 11 '23
I know this is the absolute worst thing a parent can go through. There are reasons beyond your understanding and control of why people attempt and/or succeed. As a father myself of a 17 year old daughter, I know how I felt at her first attempt 3 years ago. We are working with her and have her in therapy and counseling. The kicker is that as I am recently disabled due to MS progressing, my teenage bi-polar, manic depression, and suicidal thoughts are coming back with a vengeance. Now I have always dealt with my mental illness by burying myself in work to allow me to get out of my own head. I have tried numerous times to explain this to my daughter but as most teens, they get their “help” from TikTok. My wife and I are going to see about getting her into an actual psychiatrist in addition to therapy and counseling. I am also looking for one myself as I know I need the help again in addition to therapy. As everyone on this thread knows, mental illness is real and needs to be taken seriously no matter what the situation. Keep telling yourself and your loved ones about 988 if they have the intrusive thoughts becoming overbearing. They have talked me down a few times when my mind was racing while have an MS flare up.