Mental Health and Suicide

mom4bwayboy
Wed, 17 Dec 2014 01:23:35 +0000

@artskids - these are some of the same issues we deal with for non-MT, artistic S. In January, he will be returning to school after an 8-month “derailment”- exacerbated in part by his near-campus living environment during sophomore year (freshman year he lived at home and commuted). As a senior in HS, he was accepted to several fine schools, but we felt that living far from home would not end well (surprisingly, this “rebellious” S put up no resistance to attending lesser-known hometown school). After past 8 months back at home, getting regular meals and exercise, he feels ready to face school again, but will be commuting from home - where things are “safer” (S’s choice). H and I have had to institute some parameters that most college students would have nothing to do with, but strange as it seems, the “swaddling” appears to be what he has been “crying out for” for a long time - w/o him, or us, realizing it might be a crucial support he needs to grow. Things are far from smooth, but here’s hoping the second try is more successful than the first. Good luck to you and D as you make this decision - and to all facing similar issues.