My brother died by suicide when I was 16 and now my 15-year-old son is depressed and I'm paralyzed between giving him space and monitoring him constantly because I can't survive losing him too.
More people experience this than they realize.
A parent's grief and terror from previous loss creates desperate hypervigilance that may interfere with their depressed teenager's need for autonomy and trust.
“Where Are You with Trauma-informed parenting?”
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