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Originally Posted by ~Christina
Hey !
I want to back track to your previous check in when worried about your son..
I was diagnosed Bipolar I At 43 y/o and 3 days later my 19 year old daughter was diagnosed also Bipolar I (a few weeks ago they dropped her Bipolar and she now is diagnosed ADHD and all the same anxiety, panic.
Anyway.. I was grateful that she got help so much earlier than I. So didn't have decades of garbage to wade through. So your Son can start getting help now, especially at his age he will be able to starting building coping skills and leaning to be kind to his self. I know you beat yourself up daily and I get that I SO do but thats not helping you living your life and enjoying yourself. So be kinder to yourself  |
Thank you so much! I’ve gotten him help twice but each time they have said he’s not really presenting a problem. So I may just be too worried (ha! Anxiety, what a surprise). So I’ll just keep supporting him in my own way. He told me near the end of the school year last year that he really likes how I listen to his problems and help him through them. He was having issues with his “friends” and I was giving him advice that I wish I had gotten. That made me feel like I’m doing something right, at least.
You’re absolutely right though, it’s pointless to beat myself up now considering he is a very happy, cheerful kid, minus his anxiety. He doesn’t have any serious problems as of yet. Hopefully he never will but if so I’ll have to deal with them as they come up.