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12 year old son depressed and negative

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I need some bolstering. I feel very ground down by my sons low mood and his severe negativity, loss of hope.  Every day and especially at bedtime he is so depressed. I find it impossible to bring him any comfort. I have tried thinking about good things that have happened when I know he was happy, but he says thinking of them makes him more upset because they are in the past and he can’t have them back.  He is in bed, safe, with his teddies, soft lights, rain sounds, bubble lamp all the sensory needs are met. I know it’s more awful for him living it, I just feel like a useless bystander. Every night I say goodnight to him knowing he is feeling like this. 

Any advice would be welcomed. Thank you 

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  • This is identical to what is going on with our son. He's high functioning adhd ASD and told us some dark depressed thoughts he felt. In the first year of secondary school too. Tried to take him to A&E after his mum called camms crisis yesterday but he begged me not to take him crying.

    Too much right now to read the rest of the feed but I will do and try to help. 

  • in reply to NAS85858

    This sounds like our 12 year old daughter, struggled at primary school and we were told she’s highly sensitive, she started secondary school in august last year and started well, but since Christmas has very rarely been there all her senses are finding it difficult to process, been rejected for a cahms assessment twice, finds it hard to settle for bed, very low mood, only eats a few things and has even went off her safe foods, we can see how little the school understands or can offer support to someone who is undiagnosed, it can be a long lonely journey, just keep kicking down the doors to get your son the help he deserves.

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  • in reply to NAS85858

    This sounds like our 12 year old daughter, struggled at primary school and we were told she’s highly sensitive, she started secondary school in august last year and started well, but since Christmas has very rarely been there all her senses are finding it difficult to process, been rejected for a cahms assessment twice, finds it hard to settle for bed, very low mood, only eats a few things and has even went off her safe foods, we can see how little the school understands or can offer support to someone who is undiagnosed, it can be a long lonely journey, just keep kicking down the doors to get your son the help he deserves.

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