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Rebecca61Casual Contributor
Hi
I have been dealing with my son and his depression for some time now. It is very random it will subside for a while and then it shows it’s self again. He doesn’t deal with emotions well and becomes dependant on someone to
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Unknown userMember
Hi @Rebecca61,
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello @Rebecca61
how are you today 
sending you hugs and to let you know you are not alone , you were telling us how your son is
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hailanguyen1Casual Contributor
Yeah depression can be very tough to deal with, and also it's important to know what your doing to helping him with his emotions. What do you think that would help him to overcome the battles that he is going through? I would simply ask him what bothers him the most. Because I know there are different types of depression it can be chemical or it can be his home enviornment that can bother him even more. I would say when people are idle the most that is when they go through depression.
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Unknown userMember
Hi @Rebecca61@hailanguyen1@Shaz51
Sounds like things have been really tough for your son. How are things going at the moment?
It's hard to see one of our kids struggling so much and it's great you've decided to reach out for support. I'm sure lots of our members can relate to caring for a young person experiencing depression. I'm not sure whether you or your son have connected with support but if not, you might like to try out headspace. Alternatively, you can connect with eheadspace here for a bit of guidance and support in to how to best help your son at this difficult time. Oh and there's some useful info on young people and depression here worth a read over too.
Wish you all the best with it @Rebecca61
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