Wow this is hard to write about and i almost want to pose this question in a non mental health section...perhaps i will do both and see what happens.
I've noticed some issues with my 7 year old son. He is only seven so I don't know if this stuff is out of the range of "normal". I don't want to be hypervigilient but i also don't want to be blind.
My son is constantly frustrated. He has a short temper and his emotions seem extremely powerful. He can be sweet and loving and he can be angry and frustrating. He seems very emotionally immature. When he gets angry and frustrated he says "I should just kill myself". He says it very offhandish and not serious like but my concern is that this thought is originating out of his own mind unprompted and at a very young age. Of course I'm bipolar and have struggled with these thoughts all my life. That's why red flags are going up everywhere.
I told my husband he said not to worry about it...he doesn't mean it. But if it bothers me to talk to him about it. I tried but he is so young. He doesn't seem to understand what I am saying.
Then a drawing came home from school. The assignment was draw a picture of your nicest dream. He drew a picture of a dagger and a person lying down with blood around him. There was another man bleeding and a bird above him. When I talked to him about it he became upset with himself for the drawing and my questioning and ripped it up.
I have no idea what to do or if i should be overly concerned. Should I take him to see a therapist? I think he has ADD but it doesn't interfere with his daily life. He is doing okay in school and we don't want to put him on medication.
I've noticed some issues with my 7 year old son. He is only seven so I don't know if this stuff is out of the range of "normal". I don't want to be hypervigilient but i also don't want to be blind.
My son is constantly frustrated. He has a short temper and his emotions seem extremely powerful. He can be sweet and loving and he can be angry and frustrating. He seems very emotionally immature. When he gets angry and frustrated he says "I should just kill myself". He says it very offhandish and not serious like but my concern is that this thought is originating out of his own mind unprompted and at a very young age. Of course I'm bipolar and have struggled with these thoughts all my life. That's why red flags are going up everywhere.
I told my husband he said not to worry about it...he doesn't mean it. But if it bothers me to talk to him about it. I tried but he is so young. He doesn't seem to understand what I am saying.
Then a drawing came home from school. The assignment was draw a picture of your nicest dream. He drew a picture of a dagger and a person lying down with blood around him. There was another man bleeding and a bird above him. When I talked to him about it he became upset with himself for the drawing and my questioning and ripped it up.
I have no idea what to do or if i should be overly concerned. Should I take him to see a therapist? I think he has ADD but it doesn't interfere with his daily life. He is doing okay in school and we don't want to put him on medication.