I am reaching out for help, i am stressed to the max and dont know where to turn. i dont have many friends and the ones i do have cant relate to my problems. I need to get some help for my son who needs help with his depression and mental health. He absolutely refuses to get help and i dont know what to do. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Zanita,

I am a mother of three sons also. Mine are ages 23, 20 & 19. My youngest gradutated from high school last May. I had lots of struggles during the teen years too. My middle son went to some counseling a few times and I had an appointment to take him to a psychiatrist but ended up not needing too. I don't really know what kind of problems you are having or what age the son is that needs the help so it is difficult to suggest anything. I just had a very "frank" discussion with him and got him to agree to go. He was smoking pot and that had a lot to do with the way he was feeling. His group of friends weren't a good influence but there was little I could do about that. This was from 16 or so until about 19 I guess. We are in a much better place now but far from perfect. I hope this helps you in some way. I will add you and your son to my daily prayers and ask God to bless you with an answer.

sorry to hear this zanita,  I have a stepdaughter who is 14 and is on antidepressants.  this was the best thing we did for her.  i took her to a family doctor who prescribed an antidepressant and then recommended a counselor which she liked.... to bad her mother didnt bring her back to the appointments.  you really need to find a good therapist to help your son.  we have an eap through work that recommends therapists or you can contact your local crisis center.   our daughter has put us through alot of scary times so you will need a someone who is a great listener... right now I am going through therapy myself just figure out how to help my stepdaughter cope.  if you need someone to talk feel free to email me...have had alot of experiences with this and it is really scary to deal with.  good luck:)