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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, we are affluent but I’ve kept my kids grounded, they have been brought up with faith, family time, service work,  friends, fun. They’ve also been exposed to realities of life - sickness, reading about and media news about those less fortunate and the homeless, world situations, etc.  They’ve volunteered and gave had summer jobs.

We’re a proactive family about therapy, dealing with every kind of issue- anxiety , depression, learning disabilities. Yet, my son, 16 year old son is a lump on a log.

I ask him what he wants out of life what motivates him- he doesn’t know.  I have to ask him specific questions- you like working outside? On computers all day inside? Work with kids?  Do you want a hardworking life or a smoother, less stressful life. He’s slug-like with his responses.

[b]I asked him, his therapist asked him- if he’s depressed, he says he’s not.[/b] He’s just “out there.” I don’t know what to do; he’s a good kid, no drugs, alcohol, has friends. Do I just accept he’s a flake?  I don’t want to send him to college (if he can find one with his grades) to waste his/our time and money to coast an additional 4 years.

If you were like this, when did you wake up? What motivated you?  What age? What are you doing now?[/quote]
If you suspect he’s depressed, more should be done than simply asking him whether he’s depressed. He may not feel easily identifiable “sadness,” even if he is suffering from depression, so he might say no because he’s not even aware of the different ways that depression can present. Have someone who is trained to diagnose depression administer a screening.[/quote]

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