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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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I hope your son comes around soon @lovemyboys
And this was all a misunderstanding ❤❤

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Good move @lovemyboys. I would think he'd be coming back to get his stuff from your place though. Is training close by? Would he normally drive there or might he have caught a lift with one of his mates?

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I responded but accidentally hit log out and not post @soul @outlander

Training is not far - but far enough to drive or catch the tram. The cafe closed at 4pm so I'm not sure if he was there or not. I'm going to stay up in case he comes back. Maybe he has just needed a break from everyone and everything

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Good idea @lovemyboys but remember to take care of you too .hopefully hecomes around soon
It might be possible as soul suggested that hes avoiding coming back as hes embarrassed abd doesnt really know what to do

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Thank you @outlander

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Did not attend training tonight.

It will be ok
just breathe..

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Try to get some rest. You must be feeling exhausted @lovemyboys. Thinking of you and hoping to get a positive update soon.

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Can you or someone swing by the cafe tomorrow and check if he is there?

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I will go in first thing if he doesn't come back tonight @soul
Doesn't make it easy that husband is away for work until Thursday.

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It'll be okay @lovemyboys. How many messages did you leave? Maybe he just can't deal with it today and needs other distractions.

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