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Caring for 18 year old son

Re: Caring for 18 year old son

Hi @tyme, thanks for checking in, I am ok, on the bright side, no more talk of suicide or self harm for 2 weeks. Its just such slow progress and as a mum I just want to fix him 

Re: Caring for 18 year old son

@Ljr2005 @Kat48 

Hi there. This is my first post on the forum, so I hope I’m doing it right with the @ symbols to reply to you both.

I just wanted to say that I’m a mum of a 17 year old son who had a first episode of psychosis this time last year (at age 16). He was briefly hospitalised at the time and has since been diagnosed with bipolar 1.

It has been a huge learning curve and it is by far the hardest thing I have ever coped with as a parent - or really in my whole life. It’s turned my life completely upside down. I am so lonely - I feel very alone as I don’t know any other mums with teenagers dealing with this.

So, I just wanted to thank you for your posts and say that I’m here too. And I see you both. Sending digital hugs.

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