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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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My son told me he was going to the movies but wasn't sure of the time - that was two days ago. Shall,have to send him two or three more messages I suppose. Daughter is at boyfriend's place so it's just the pets and me. Suppose I better get some sleep. Trust that you are feeling much better than you were. Hope your son is over that hurdle for now at least.

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hello @lovemyboys, how are you today xx

I have been thinking of you , hope you are ok

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Hope you get to see your son over the weekend @lovemyboys

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@soul moving the discussion over here
Son was hit by his dad last night after they went shopping, went to his house for dinner and J disagreed with what he wanted him to do. So he everything he bought for J he took off him.

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Showing his true colours - what a scumbag. That didn't take long. How is J after that - utterly devastated I would imagine. And you @lovemyboys - must be feeling awful and shocked.

Hope he doesn't stick around and moves far away. Another planet wouldn't be far enough. Feeling so sorry for you and for J.

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I feel terrible @soul and the fact that he hit him and stood in his of way when he was trying to leave makes me mad

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Such a bully @lovemyboys. He can't go there again. I hope J sees him for what he is and isn't affected by it too much. And on Fathers Day too - what an abyssmal example!

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Makes me feel sick thinking about it @soul He is just so upset

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One positive is that J found out now what his father is like rather than becoming attached to him and falling even further.

He needs to block communication from him @lovemyboys.

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How are things @lovemyboys? Any more trouble? Hoping not.

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