Issue of teens struggling with thoughts of suicide

i get really down when i've been inside too long. we're animals, we're supposed to be out in society, doing shite like walking and talking to people. if people would take a half hour a day to go for a walk, maybe do some yoga outdoors, it would drastically improve your mental state.

Get them help ASAP.

No personal experience but I can appreciate that it’s a really scary dynamic at work because impulse control in adolescents is generally not well-developed.

Sorry to hear of your issue with it.

Hope it works out for the best.

ETA: well-said Masterag^, fish, I echo his positive thoughts towards you and yours. Keep pushing forward.

Call their pediatrician who should be able to refer you to a psychologist/therapist. We did this and it worked wonders. They can also prescribe medication but I'd be wary of that.

Whatever you do- do not ignore it or take it lightly.


Get the person some help, whether it be a therapist, friend, dr, help phone line, anything. Sometimes it can be as simple as needing to talk to someone they trust, sometimes they need full psychiatric care.

We lost a son to suicide. Get him the help he needs; don't delay; don't hold back.

My prayers to you and your family,

I honestly don’t know how to advise you other than get that person to a doctor if they are willing to go.

Apex get them help, I have dealt with this for 3yrs now with my daughter. She was showing the classic signs. Angry, depressed, staying holed up in her room, sleeping all the time. She even tried to stab me at one time. This event started the beginning of her treatment though. If YOU want to talk with someone that has experience give me a means to get in touch with you and I’ll be glad to speak with you to try and get you pointed in the right direction to get your teen some help. This type of thing is happening more than we realize, however it’s kept quiet bc of how people may percieve you and your family & how they may talk in the community about your teens struggle. No one wants that and that’s why it’s kept quiet.
You’re reaching out now brother & that’s the beginning of you getting your family help. This is tough, I know.

Our 15 year old opened up last night ( more like puking) after I yelled at him being so distant to us, particularly his mother on the ride home from dinner and movie.

I had enough of the phone taking our son away from being engaged...we ask questions and then he doesn't answer until you show annoyance "why didn't you answer your mother?" He often says "I did but you (she) didn't hear me."

My wife and I feel hurt and disrespected when he goes into his moods of being into himself and just wanting to play games or watch TV.

I blow up at times as my father did with me. No excuse, I have to own it and I always apologize...I get scared for him and feel we have failed him in some way.

My son and I had a great talk last night after the blow up... but my wife and I are really troubled about his "thinking" about himself and that topic of suicidal thoughts are even on the radar.

He's a great kid and is well liked at school, but he needs to be pushed to try new things, plan things with friends and so on, so we struggle with that fine line of giving him space or making him get out and be more active.

He loves sports...but is not playing on a team this semester. Golf in the spring will help with boredom.

He admitted the gaming is an escape...putting of school work... we think he is more anxious about a lot things than he lets on

He's A B student but really pulls that off with least amount of effort. When it gets hard he wants to mail it in...so we help him through it...



Thanks for the responses.