My 12 year old son has Tourette's, adhd, ocd, odd,mood disorder...... He has threatened a lot recently that he hates his life and doesn't want to live. He wants to kill himself. As a parent that has depression and has said these exact words, I'm not sure if it an attention getter or if he is serious. I'm not sure what to do. Do I just call his psychiatrist and tell him and ask him what to do? I want to take it seriously because those are usually the kids that end up killing themselves- the ones that gave warning and no one listened. We can't afford to go to a hospital. I don't have time or money to see a therapist for myself.
I became a cutter because I was too scared of death to actually kill myself. My son is at an age though where so many things are happening. He hasn't hit puberty yet and doesn't show any sign of it. He started middle school and had no clue how much homework and how hard it would be. He is very negative about his tics and he doesn't have a lot of friends. And his father left him about 4 years ago. (His father and I were divorced when my son was 8 months old, but he just quit showing up for visitations.) He spends time with his father's mother and sister and has started wanting to be with them more. They coddle him and don't discipline, so my husband I are the mean ones that make him do work and take his electronics away. In my own mental state, I'm having a hard time making decisions about what is right and what is wrong and getting to the point where I just don't care anymore. Sorry so long....