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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a parent of a teenager who tried to overdose on pills recently. There weren’t many signs but DC is claiming they had severe depression. DC is in behavioral health clinic now. I would appreciate any support, tips, tricks. The drs want to put DC on Lexapro. Not sure when DC will come home. We will invest time and money into family therapy.[/quote]

I'm sorry, PP. I have been in your shoes and it can be a very lonely place. I had no one that I could really talk about it with outside of my spouse and two close friends. I felt it was my child's story to tell (or not tell). The immediate aftermath was a very hard time full of fear and anxiety, but meeting with a therapist just for me helped a lot. We are now five years out and DC is in college and doing very, very well. I don't think about it much anymore, but it took at least two years with no further attempts before I could let down my guard enough to feel even semi-normal. Once in awhile I get that same sense of dread/worry, but it's more about me and PTSD than about any risk to my DC.

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