My son is 14 and he was always a very kind boy, but has always had problems with self esteem. He would have feelings of inferiorty compared to other kids, and never had many friends. I thought it would work itself out, as he was making friends but at the end of last summer I caught him smoking weed. He said it was because it made him feel older, so we punished him severly to deter this behavior. One morning I walked past his room and the door was open, and I noticed several deep gashes on his legs, dark red and around 4 inches long and half a inch wide. He then admitted it was because he was depressed, and used a hachet to harm himself. I also found out he was drinking, using DXM and amphetmines, and other perscripton pills. He now thinks he is a lost cause. Whenever I try and tell him how smart he is, he says drugs destroyed his brain. He always asks me to give up on him and focus on his younger brother. He belives his life is worthless, and cannot see the value others see in him. He says he will never stop using drugs until he dies, and I have found a suicide note he has been working on. Im heartbroken. I take him to rehab and therapy, but he always lies to make his problem seem insignificant to avoid "wasting their resouces." Please help me I dont know what to do. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2Hj12Cr
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