My Son is cutting himself
Hi all,
I found out my teenage son is cutting himself. He recently did it for the first time. It’s really not an option to ignore it, even if I wanted to. He’s had some mental health issues in the past, and is diagnosed with a variety of clinical issues. My wife is freaking out.
I guess my question for the community is, how do you wish your parents would have approached it? How do you wish they spoke, what do you wish they would have said to make you feel loved and supported? When I was young I had a couple of similar things going on, but I grew up in a different, harsher time regarding mental health awareness. You could lie and say it was from something else and people believed you, because nobody had a clue what it was. I’m still messed up about it emotionally with my son though, and basically I don’t want to be an asshole and say the wrong thing.
Thanks for any help!!!! ❤️