My son is in defense mode. He continues to head in a downward spiral. He is not open to anything. He is in his head constantly and just tells me that he does not know how much longer he can hold on. He will not tell me his thoughts however he told me tonight that he feels as if talking does not help and that he feels like it makes his thoughts worse. He is not sleeping well. He says he has nightmares of previous events. I do not know how to help him? He talks about putting on masks for different people and for different situations. I ask him if he could take his mask off at home to feel his true self and he just wants to shut down. He told me he wants to cry but he does not even have the energy to cry anymore…. Please help… I will keep following your material but if you have any recommendations, I would appreciate anything. Thank you.

Posted by Rmschindler at 2025-02-27 03:50:40 UTC