Posted by 10derHeart on March 12, 2005, at 0:10:05
In reply to Re: I need some advice, posted by Susan47 on March 11, 2005, at 23:43:10
I agree with Susan and Phil - great comments. And welcome to Babble! Glad you're here. My daughter is also 23.
Your son does sound wonderfully strong and resourceful. People can pull off astounding things through sheer grit, but I think we just don't have to suffer all that. For instance, I have had ADD (ADHD) all my life, but not diagnosed or treated until age 42. Medication, education, advocating for myself and therapy changed my life. I had high grades, a full life and lots of friends, too. But inside was quite falling apart for years. I was doing things through sweat, tears and the blessing of intelligence. And my daughter was parenting me, bless her heart. But everything was 100x harder than it had to be for me, not knowing how differently my brain was working compared to most.
So, in a similar way, he could get just the right help now when still young, through meds and/or the right therapy. Maybe it's a mild depression, but even that can drain the color right out of life. You're wonderful to come here on his behalf. My best to you...
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