TW mental health stuff

[SusanBAnthony]

Is this suicide ideation, and what do I do about it?

DD (11) has anxiety and sees a therapist through school so that person is not available over the summer. I would describe it as fairly mild.

Last night she came and told us she was pinching her nose to stop breathing and she scared herself. I asked her if she thought she wanted to hurt herself and she thought maybe yes. She was very upset. She ended up sleeping in bed with us. My gut tells me this was something real.

We didn't want to make a huge deal about it in the middle of the night. H is working from home so she'll be supervised today.

Do I need to do anything other than obviously get her an appointment with a new therapist as soon as possible?

Does anyone have suggestions on how we should talk about it with her and handle it?

[vasc]

A call to the pediatrician might be in order to seek their advice.

[SusanBAnthony]

Jul 22, 2021 6:51:05 GMT -5 vasc said:

A call to the pediatrician might be in order to seek their advice.

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Thank you. I also have a message in to our mental health program at work. I'll call the pedi when they open.

[mrsukyankee]

Definitely check in with her and tell her that what she is experiencing is not unusual and you are proud that she came in to talk to you. That you will help her find a person to talk about all her feelings as soon as possible and until that time, you'll be happy to be that person who holds her.