WWYD if your college-aged son were severely depressed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kid's instincts are right about therapy. It's largely a scam. Ditto all the nutbags in here recommending he needs to be on pills.

The issue is you're trying to fix a broken young adult who you most likely enabled for the last 10 plus years. I know that's harsh to hear but it's likely true. I've seen it time and time again.

Tom Cruise, what are you doing on DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kid's instincts are right about therapy. It's largely a scam. Ditto all the nutbags in here recommending he needs to be on pills.

The issue is you're trying to fix a broken young adult who you most likely enabled for the last 10 plus years. I know that's harsh to hear but it's likely true. I've seen it time and time again.

Why would the son be "broken"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid's instincts are right about therapy. It's largely a scam. Ditto all the nutbags in here recommending he needs to be on pills.

The issue is you're trying to fix a broken young adult who you most likely enabled for the last 10 plus years. I know that's harsh to hear but it's likely true. I've seen it time and time again.

Tom Cruise, what are you doing on DCUM?

LMAO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mental illness is spreading like Covid. Depression is serious and even life threatening. He needs help not to be kicked out.

I don't know if it's spreading, but it can definitely be a serious illness. People with depression need treatment and support, not punishment and isolation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid's instincts are right about therapy. It's largely a scam. Ditto all the nutbags in here recommending he needs to be on pills.

The issue is you're trying to fix a broken young adult who you most likely enabled for the last 10 plus years. I know that's harsh to hear but it's likely true. I've seen it time and time again.

Why would the son be "broken"?

Genuinely curious how PP developed these beliefs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid's instincts are right about therapy. It's largely a scam. Ditto all the nutbags in here recommending he needs to be on pills.

The issue is you're trying to fix a broken young adult who you most likely enabled for the last 10 plus years. I know that's harsh to hear but it's likely true. I've seen it time and time again.

Why would the son be "broken"?

NO, by not having his needs met over a prolonged time in childhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid's instincts are right about therapy. It's largely a scam. Ditto all the nutbags in here recommending he needs to be on pills.

The issue is you're trying to fix a broken young adult who you most likely enabled for the last 10 plus years. I know that's harsh to hear but it's likely true. I've seen it time and time again.

Why would the son be "broken"?

NO, by not having his needs met over a prolonged time in childhood.

If you keep meeting someone’s “needs,” you ARE enabling them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid's instincts are right about therapy. It's largely a scam. Ditto all the nutbags in here recommending he needs to be on pills.

The issue is you're trying to fix a broken young adult who you most likely enabled for the last 10 plus years. I know that's harsh to hear but it's likely true. I've seen it time and time again.

Why would the son be "broken"?

NO, by not having his needs met over a prolonged time in childhood.

How did you get that from the post?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid's instincts are right about therapy. It's largely a scam. Ditto all the nutbags in here recommending he needs to be on pills.

The issue is you're trying to fix a broken young adult who you most likely enabled for the last 10 plus years. I know that's harsh to hear but it's likely true. I've seen it time and time again.

Why would the son be "broken"?

NO, by not having his needs met over a prolonged time in childhood.

If you keep meeting someone’s “needs,” you ARE enabling them.

DP. That depends on what the needs are. Kids depend on adults for many of these, for example.