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23 year old son

23 year old son

Hi everyone

I saw an ad for this site online and thought it sounded very appropriate for me. I will start off by telling you a bit about my family.

I have 4 children - my two boys and then I have two step children, a girl and a boy.

My youngest son died in 2015, due to a variety of decisons he made that eventually lead him to relying on life support, which we chose to switch off after 7 days. He would be 21 this year. My little baby now looking down on us.

It has been very difficult for our family these last couple of years, but we have been strong for each other and pulled through times we thought we really wouldn't.

My other son, 23, I thought was going along relatively ok until the last 4 - 5 months. He came to me quite upset earlier this year asking for my help to book a GP appointment due to what appeared to him as very bad anxiety. I helped him booked an appointment and urged our local headspace to let him in as soon as possible despite an apparent 12 week wait. He has been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

He has been seeking help from a psychologist and taking medication, only been to two of his psych appointments and recently seemed very physical unwell, extremley anxious, bad tempered. I found out he has stopped taking his medication abruptly.

I'm just stuck on how to help him when the help was offered and seemed to be ok but he has now started to refuse it. He lives out of home, plays football at semi professional level, and is the manager of a local cafe, so he is doing very well for himself, I just don't understand how I can help him when he has just decided not to seek help anymore and will not speak to me or anyone about it. He needs this support and has said that himself but keeps brushing off the idea of telling his gp what has happened.

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Sounds like his whole world is crashing down on him. I think you mentioned that he was taking meds at one stage. Do you think he would be open to resuming that?

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Sounds like it was a mix of alot of things @lovemyboys just everything dawned on him.
Its good that he showed that emotion actually. Most males dont as they have that stimga around crying.
Maybe after hes rested abit he might be able to think abit more clearly.

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It is really good that he came to you and opened up about these things. Having someone to listen is so important @lovemyboys. Is he asleep now?

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I've encouraged him to see his GP because I know that suddenly stopping medication is not good and I would at least like him to try being on them for a bit longer @soul He's in bed, hope he's asleep.

@outlander thanks, He has not done that in a long long time and I think he just needed someone to sit with him and let him know it will be ok

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Would he be open to moving in with you or is that not an option? What's his current living situation? Is he close in distance to you?

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Some times all it takes is just that one time for him to cry it out release it and know that your there for him @lovemyboys i hope he comes around tomorrow. He might open up abit more to uou once he has recouped himself ❤

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He lives in the next suburb @soul with some housemates

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That's good that he can pop over quickly if he wants to. How are you feeling @lovemyboys?

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Yep maybe @outlander I am worried about him, hoping a sleep helps.

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Do his housemates know that he struggles at times?

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