I'm Worried About My Son - Again

Ranga-1
Community Member

Hi. 

As the title suggests, I am worried about my son again. He's been wearing a hoodie a lot, and as it happens, his hair has matted into a bunch of horrible knots - he has long hair. He had friends over tonight, and his mate's girlfriend helped him with a lot of the detangling. He still has a colossal knot, which I will help with later. They put his hair into a braid and they've all gone bowling. When his mates were in the car and he was putting on his shoes, I asked him how he could have been so neglectful. He told me he had had a depressive episode. I immediately apologised and asked how I could help He said he has been talking to his friends. He is lucky they are so understanding and accepting. They're good kids.

 

I just texted him to apologise and told him I'm here for him. He said it's okay - he just scored a strike. I guess he knows I'm here for him. 

 

I can't talk to my husband. He's always sick and he's isolated himself in his shed. I don't care that much about my marriage at the moment, but I care about HIM. 

 

I am starting an internship again next week, and I'm so scared I can't do it, and now I have these worries on my mind.

 

My son has also just split with his girlfriend, and I think that might have contributed to the depressive episode he mentioned.

 

What can I do?

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TrueSeeker
Community Member

Hello

 

I can see how loving and caring person you are and want everyone around you to do well and it takes a bit of toll.

 

All we can do is our best and I can see that you're doing that. You can't do more than that. Just asking how our loved ones are doing, seeing that they're ok and functioning well is more than enough.

 

I can see that you're also worrying about your internship. I can understand how uncertainty can be stressful. Do you have relaxation strategies that you could use? I like walking and while doing it focusing on peaceful physical surroundings and trying to clear my head so I can recharge to get strength to deal with things.

 

I hope that it helped a little bit, please let us know how you're going whenever you feel like it