Wip n Chat || It's Been Difficult 

I’m so proud of you and Ryan for vulnerably sharing this journey. I am 100% confident that it will save someone who will choose to get help because you spoke up on the importance of advocating for support. 🥰

Thank you for your honest WIP and Chat Shay You are a very caring supportive mom and your Family definitely comes first before anyone Your Family is in my prayers

Proud of your son for being able to talk to you and tell you what he was feeling and going thru. Your a great mom and I’m praying for you and your family and glad he is getting the help he needs ❤

Shay, so glad Ryan opened up to you and you were able to get him help. You have a great family and will help each other. Prayers for you guys.

Your son is so amazing! It takes great strength for our children to be able to recognize when they need help, and to ask for help. I am so glad you could find help for your son and your family. Our youngest daughter has Bipolar I and ADHD. We have a similar program in place, which has been great. I pray for your son and your family.

Shay, you are so courageous to share Ryan’s story. Not a lot of people would. Ryan deserves a lot of credit for opening up to you and allowing you to tell us all what’s happening. The fact that he was honest with you and accepted therapy shows a maturity beyond his years. He is certainly on the right track now. Take care of yourself and enjoy the time you are spending together. The silver lining in this is the extra time you get to hang out together. 🥰🥰🥰

My thoughts and prayers a with Ryan and with you and the rest of the family. So glad that Ryan came to you and he got the help that he needed and that you all are getting the help that you all need as well.

God bless you and your family. If all people struggling with mental health had such a great support system it would be a better world.

OMG, Shay, are you such a strong and courageous person, sharing this with us. And a huge congratulations to Ryan for coming to you and telling you what was going on. That had to have been SO difficult for him. Goes to show that he has wonderful parents and is being raised to be a strong and honest man. Like you said, some woman is going to be so lucky. Prayers that Ryan continues to get better and that the whole family heals. It’s awesome that he’s getting the help he needs and that you are also doing the family therapy as it involves not just Ryan but everybody. Really gives you insight into what he’s going through, doesn’t it? Please keep us posted how things are going, Shay. Hugs for you. You are such a sweetie.

Sending prayers and lifting you all up.

I’m so proud of you and Ryan, I’m sure everything will work out. My prayers are with you and your family. ❤️🌹🌸please keep all of us updated.

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I can relate with so much of what you spoke about. You are a champion for your family and an inspiration for this community as well. Big hugs to you and your family ❤

Thank you Shay and Ryan for sharing this. It I know it is hard to be so open and honest, but it is important for everyone to hear. For those of us that have others in our life struggling or those of us that are struggling ourselves. Being able to ask for help is so important. Prayers for you and yours right now.

Hey Shay, sending you lots of ❤ during these challenging times. Ryan is one brave young man! It takes a lot of guts to reach out and be so honest about what was happening. Good for you to get him immediate help and work through this as a family. In my field of work, I deal with a lot of mental health issues with my high school students… self awareness and family support are the keys for treatment and recovery. Thinking of you ❤

Shay, I’m so sorry for what you and your family are going through. I’m so thankful and proud of Ryan for coming to you with his feelings. That speaks volumes as to what a wonderful mother you are! I don’t think a lot of kids could or would do that, so give yourself kudos for that! Sending you all tons of hugs, love and prayers. ❤❤❤

Thank you so much for sharing all of this with us Shay and know that I am sending so many good thoughts and prayers for you, Ryan and the whole family. Justthe fact that Ryan was able to come to you with this and with honesty says so much about his character and how well you have done as a parent. It sounds like things are moving in a positive direction and that is great. Hang in there and know you have so many people that care and are here for you.

I am proud of him for asking for help and you acting fast. Thank you for sharing this even though you are not good with sharing I pray this might help someone else that might be going through this. We love shay ❤️

Thoughts out to you and your family. Thank you for being so candid.

Wow Shay, thanks so much for sharing. So great that Ryan spoke up about it. Socially acceptable practice for males has historically and still today is not to show vulnerability. So great that he realized he needed to voice his concerns so you all could get the help you need. And yes this community is great but you are a great contributor to the positivity within it. I've said it before and I'll say it again thank you for all you do.

My heart and prayers are with you and your family I deal with mental health on a daily of my own hugs to you

Hey Shay 😁 First of all...thank you, thank you, thank you for addressing issues that are at play, to varying degrees, in many households! I think you're a truly loving and compassionate human being, which makes you a great mom, too. Like you, I hate confrontation. I'm sure I developed this trait because of the household I grew up in. I think you handled it as well as you could, and I'm damn proud of you, friend!! I'm here for you, Shay, so don't forget that! 💖💖 xx Cynthia

So many non creepy internet hugs!!! Thanks for sharing, I wish you all 5 the best!

Shay, first thank you for sharing something so personal that is going on with your family. I am thankful that you have a son who loves you enough to be able to come to you no matter what and tell you what is going on. I’m glad there were resources available to get him help right away. I’m here if you need to talk. These last few yrs of high school are so hard on the kids… ❤❤❤❤

Sending prayers to you and your family🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thankyou for sharing! My heart and prayers goes out to you and your family. I have a 14 yr old boy who’s a gamer and isolates in his room. Sometimes it worries me…this video was an eye opener for me. Being present and keeping an open line of communication is key. Thanks again! 🙏💕❤️

Hi Shay! Sending lots of hugs. 💜

There are so many comments there that echo everything I want to say and feel - so I’ll just say this - mamma bear - you got this - you have done a great job raising your son to be so self aware and have the courage to speak out - bunches of love coming your way ❤

Oh, Shay, I’m so sorry you & your family are going through this. Than you so much for sharing and being brave enough to do so. I went through something similar with my son when he was in high school. It’s devastating when someone you love so much is having negative thoughts. It sounds like he’s making so many positive changes and communication is everything. Hugs to you and your family. 🤗 ~ Kel

Sending support your way. Glad you’re getting the help you need. That is so important. Therapy has helped our family tremendously. Hang in there.

I'm so proud of you and your son, he was brave telling you how he felt, and you were so good not being scared and letting him express him so many wouldn't, it will be a long journey but you are not alone, #selfcareisnotselfish

All I can say is wow u r all amazing and strong and wonderful totally here if you want to talk Shay! Thank you for sharing this with us sending love to the whole family xxx

I an so glad you're talking about this and it helps with the healing talking about it and getting feed back from other u-tubers who may have been through this or are professionals and can give suggestions or guidance. So glad that Ryan knew he had a problem. as parents we want to help our children and its sad you weren't getting the help with calls. you are a great mother, you have a blessed family. . . You're all in my prayers.

I am so proud of Ryan and you. Identifying there is a problem is half the battle. Communication is the key to ANY relationship. Listening is just as important. Being a open loving family helps to grow and becoming involved grows a strong bond. BUT those lessons are not learn without stumbling at some point which many times its a big stumble. Just think of all the benefits your other children will appreciate and learn and grow. It also will bring you closer to your spouse, if your on the same page. I'm here for you. Love you!!❤

Hi Shay! I wanna thank you for your WIP, this one really hit home. I had such a hard day and couldn’t wait to come home and watch and listen to you. You really helped me today! Many hugs, thoughts and prayers for you and Ryan! He’s such a great young man. P.S. I’ll be joining your Patreon first of February. I’m so excited

Hey I had three doctors appointments today good results

Thankyou for sharing your story. My entire family have issues with mental health and I believe in therapy 100%. I have seen the changes that happen and its so important. It is really a roller coaster of ups and downs. Its ridiculous how expensive it is and stops people from going. Stay strong but remember to take care of yourself as well.

Thanks for sharing this very personal story. I’m sure it will help someone.

Prayers for your family. It’s really good he came to you with honesty. I went to therapy when I was a teen and my mom didn’t like what she had to say so she pulled me out. It was a downward spiral for me after that. getting him help and letting him know you support him so important ❤️✌️

Shay, you are an amazing, strong, beautiful person! Ryan feeling comfortable enough to come to you and tell you his thoughts and tell you he wants help, speaks volumes of the person you are and the young man you and your husband have raised him to be. I completely understand why it took you awhile to be ok speaking to everyone about this and I wouldn't have blamed you if it took you months or years to do so. I commend you for doing so and your son for saying it was ok to do so. My son struggles with clinical depression and anxiety and he also was able to come to me and tell me he needs help. He is very open with his struggles and hopes that his openess can help at least one person. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers! And like you, I am always here if you or anyone needs a shoulder to lean on!

Big hug for you and your familie. 😘

Well.....where does one start. Thank you to u and your son for sharing. What a hard thing to share but also and important part of the process. I hope therapy continues to be a support for your son and your family. Your son is an amazing human f9r finding the strength to talk to you, work thru an inpatient stay and working with his therapists. Hugs from Wisconsin, I'm a social worker and I have been with a lot of my clients thru similar situations, thank u for loving your son and doing this with him thru all the steps that is beyond important!

Shay, big hugs to you and your family. I’ve been there when my son was 17 and suicidal. It’s scary. Thankfully like Ryan, my son opened up to me and he’s now 29 and going to be a first time Dad! Life is good. Xo

Love and prayers sent. ❤

Linda here, so glad you got help for Ryan and glad he came to you to get help. You are doing great with the task you are facing but my prayers are for the whole family. Ryan, you take care, and your family is wonderful for helping you. You hang in there, and Shay am so glad you spoke about what was going on. Hopefully this will help other people who are going through the same problem. Take care all of you.

Ryan did such a great job being honest about what was going on and wanting help. And your doing a wonderful job as a parent getting him the help he needs and just being there for him though this tough time. Being accepting and helping him on this journey will go a long way. Hugs and prayers for yall! Ryan you got this! Keep up with the card tricks!

Glad your doing better Shay. ❤️

Allow me to praise you both. You for putting it out there in public. And him, first by realizing he had a problem, second to get to courage to speak about it, third to choosing you (especially you) to talk about his darkness, and fourth admiring he needs help! On both of you, talking about it requires A LOT of courage. As a mother I can’t even imagine your despair, for your safety, but most of all the fear of losing your son. 😢😢😢😢 Don’t know how to help in this kind of situations so all I can say is: BE BRAVE, don’t lose hope. We’re here!

Shay, I am so proud of you along with Ryan. You for having the strength to come on such a big platform and talking about such a private/personal issue that you and your family is going through. Ryan for trusting you to get him help and allowing you to talk about this and hoping this will help someone. Nate and Lou for being great siblings to him. He knew you would get him help but sadly he's been suffering for awhile. It's a family crisis not just Ryan and Shay crisis. It's good they have those programs for kids now because so many are suffering with mental challenges. I believe what that person stated about some kids sabotaging themselves. My son waited until the end of college to sabotaged by abusing alcohol and partying. By then he was 21 and no matter what we said or did it was too late. 😒 I pray for Ryan, you and the family for continuing healing and strength. Love you and your family

Thank you so much for opening up about this and your story of you and your son. I am not a mom but i know how hard it can be. Thank you for getting the help he needed and he was so great and brave asking for it. My family struggles with something similar with a cousin of mine whom he does not get the help, and it truly saddens me because i see how much his mental health affects him. He is more on the trying to find his identity side of it but struggles a lot and has recently been diagnosed with different mental health disorders. I work as a rbt therapist and truly believe being able to advocate for yourself and getting help is the most important you can ever do. I am glad that you have a great RU-vid community that you can turn to in these times ❤

Great video. Glad you have a great support system.

Sending hugs your way, Shay. ❤

Many, many, many hugs, thoughts and prayers for you, Ryan and the family. Ryan, you’ve got this! The fact that you were able to come forward, and so soon, just shows how strong you are! So glad this has made the whole family so much closer!

It's amazing how candid you are talking about what you're going through. It does no good to hold things inside and talking openly about difficult topics (especially mental health) could help so many people without you even knowing it. It is a difficult world for these teens with so much negativity bombarding them from every direction. I'm happy to hear he's got a new interest in cards. Would he also be interested in diamond painting with you? You could make it family time. All the best with everything

If kiddo is home next live. Let him come in and show us his trick. Keep the faith and keep going. You are doing awesome. ❤️❤️❤️

Big hugs sent your way. You are an amazing mom with an amazing son, the fact that although he was having those thoughts that you were still his safe person to talk to ….says a lot about your relationship foundation even if you weren’t spending the time as much together before he talked to you. It’s really hard dealing with any mental Illness with our kids. I have had to deal with it myself with my oldest daughter and it can take quite a heavy toll on you just like any illness can. All you can do now is continue to heal as a family and Continue to enjoy your time with him. Do know you are in our thoughts 🥰 Side note if you ever get stuck somewhere for a long time like hospital or anywhere really and forget things to entertain yourselves there is a pretty fun app game called Millionaire that is kinda like Monopoly with a twist. My oldest son and I used to play it for hours on my phone and we would laugh so hard playing it.

Ryan did an amazing job coming to Shay. You did an amazing job as a mom with getting him help. Your doing an amazing job as a parent. You guy's are in my thoughts and prayers. My son has autism, ADHD, ODD, OCD, Anxiety we also had him evaluated for mental health because he was also talking about hurting me and they did the evaluation and he definitely had some issues but they said sorry we don't have room for him so they tried to get him in some other place and they didn't have room. So we get sent home and I had already got him an appointment the next day from his doctor that proscribes his meds. That's when we found out that he has Autistic psychosis.

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I just found you yesterday and have been binge watching your videos. I went through something similar with my son starting at age 14. Once he spent a week at the hospital and then meds he was much better with regular therapy. He is now 21 and flourishing in college. Hang in there!

I’m so glad he came to you. We’ve been dealing with similar issues with my oldest and self harm thoughts. He’s 22 and is alone way to much!

Shay, I am so proud of you for your strength in helping Ryan immediately, and so proud of Ryan for recognizing he needed help before things got worse. Thank you for your courage in sharing your story and possibly helping others. Stay strong and know it will get better and better. Prayers are with you and your family.

I have only just caught up on your wip and chats for the past few weeks.... I am so sorry to here about the time you and your family have had recently. I just want to thank you and Ryan for sharing his story . I'm certain it will help someone in need right now. he was so brave to bring that to you. you seem like an amazing mom. 🧡🧡

The beautiful thing about all of it is that now it brought all of you guys together and brought that bond back strong when my mom passed away I was diagnosed with depression and ptsd I was already struggling with ocd adhd bipolar and severe anxiety but when she passed it added on those other issues and the ones I had as a child got worse I worked on them and started meds got better and then 3 years later my father passed away so all of those issues started to flood back then I started substance abuse I started to drink alcohol every single day it got to be more and more and more to the point where I lost my job I divorced my x husband and I ended up finding my now husband who changed my life I’m 3 years almost clean from alcohol he got me into diamond painting which Is what I do now to really get my mind off things when I feel upset or think about my parents or life just happens so I understand that aspect I just want to say I’m new to your Channel but I have to say your an amazing mom person and I do enjoy hearing your stories and that’s why this community is so wonderful because we all go threw it and I think that’s why we all diamond paint at times lol it’s just an amazing way to release all that stress and issues that may be going on you and your family are in my prayers ❤

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, during this trying time. I do know how hard this can be on a family, having a friend , whos Son, killed the father, husband, with piano wire, and then went after the mother! Thankfully help got to her in time , and the son, has been in a State Mental Hospital for the last 20 plus years! It was horrific, that a family member can actually turn on other family members, in that depressed mental state, they are in. God bless! Vickie from SE Pa

Thanks for the WIP. So happy you and your family are all coming together after this situation. Asking for help seems like he was a man. Now he is on his road to recovery Love that painting you are working on. Lastly I was like you about the Netflix series, I watched a few episodes and had to stop. Surprised me beings watching g crime and documentaries usually are not a problem Your lives are a part of my week. You are a wonderful person. Thanks🤗🙋‍♀️💜🍁🎃

Shay I’m so sorry you and the family are going through this. It’s is hard being a parent, especially we you know your child has anxiety or ADHD, depression or any mental health. It’s great that you have gotten him back so quickly, and hopefully it bring your family back closer for that tighter bonding time it sounds like YOU are truly missing. I too was isolating from family when they were present, and I had to learn limitations on myself, for isolating. I wish my own family had taken the care and time when I was a kid to help me as you are with your own kids. Today, with my own mental health challenges and under the care and guidance of my medical team, I do use CBD, or when I’m in CA THC, BUT AND ITS A BIG BUT, it is under the guidance of my care team! With the correct counseling and guidance it has helped with my mental anxiety, migraines, and chronic pain, to let me continue to work and function normal without prescription medications that can have worse side effects. Our kids didn’t come with manuals, we were young and then all of a sudden they are placed in our arms we are crying and they push us out the door and say “there you go, have a great life, what a beautiful baby “ but never tell you how to handle the tuff situations. You did a great job one the first one so knock the training wheels off, you got 2 more kids, who are going to test you as they get older in different ways. But you are a warrior and you made it through one of the toughest challenges as a mom, when your kid COMES to you for help! I love you Shay and I’m sending you and hubs lots and lots of parenting prayers

I’m so glad to hear things are improving and everyone is getting the help they need. Praying for you and your family.

What an amazing video, I am so proud of you, for being able to share your story, and for Ryan to being able to go to you for help. That is amazing in itself because most teens don't do that, and most teens don't have parents that care that much to listen. Always believe, and i say this all the time that everything happens for a reason. Also health care and being able to reach and have help should be much easier then having to jump through hoops to find the help that someone needs, most the time when you need help its instant you cant wait. So that should be easier to access. Anywho I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your story. Its opened my eyes and your situation could happen to any of us, I just hope my son and daughter will come to me for help, I do tell them all the time they can come to me for any and everything but you know some kids still feel like they cant speak. But they do know they can come to me for help. I hope and pray that y'all continue to spend quality time together and Ryan continues to get the help he needs. Your doing an amazing job as a mom, hes a lucky kid to have you there for him! Oh and a little advise from one ADHD person to another, the medicine that helped me the most when i was in high school was Vyvanse, that's just my personal opinion and experience though. I still to this day don't think I would have graduated high school without it. It helped a lot! Ohk I think iv'e over-typed at this point ha-ha, so I hope ya'll have a wonderful night. I really enjoyed this video. :)

Oh my goodness Shay! You've had a whirlwind of a week. I hope everything continues in the direction it sounds like it's going. I know just biting the bullet to finally do something is hard. I haven't done it yet and probably should. Just worried about cost and time. It's scary reaching out for help! Sending love and prayers your way! ❤❤💝

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Hi Shay. I feel like I don't know what to say in just a few lines. But I want to tell you that I am and will be with you, and your whole family, in thoughts. The most important thing is to seek help, and that's what you and your family are doing. It will get better, I'm sure. Big big big hug, take care 🧡

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I know it is hard to talk about alot of these things. But your honestly can save some peoples lives. I have struggled with anxiety disorder since 7 yrs old, and depression and seasonal depression for a long time. I know alot of people like me. So many people want to keep it hush. But I am open and honest about my past and current struggles to help remove the stigma that mental health issues have in society. I would rather be someones safe space. Your a great mom and Your son was right to be open, honest and communicate how he felt. Hugs

It so so great that he opened up to you. Burdens are better when shared and I’m thankful he came forward and realized he needed help.❤

I’m really glad your son was honest with you and asked for help. The fact that he asked for and is open to getting help is his best tool to getting better. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety along with ADHD when I was eight years old. I’ve been on medication and receiving counseling on and off my entire life. I’m 47 now. You and your family are also doing a wonderful job supporting him.

Shay- oh my friend. What a strong wonderful young man- and what an amazing mama you are to help him walk this. You’re incredible and thank you for sharing your story. It will undoubtably help so many. Grateful for you today and everyday.

Love it zoomed in, now I can see…lol…thanks Shay!😊

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Hi Shay, sending you very big hugs. We have a 20 yr old in college now and oh how I wish I could share my story. Things do get better with medicine and therapy. I’m so glad Ryan opened up to you. That’s huge and sounds as though the family is getting the help. You’re an excellent mom and please don’t forget that. Do you think there might have been something in the weed (lased) that was making him think those thoughts??

Thank you for being brave enough to share this, Shay. Please tell Ryan that I, personally, am so very proud of him. I have a tendency to be an introvert some of what you have shared has hit home. And I am going to act upon being more present in my daughter's life. I am going to listen more, and I am going to be there for her physically. When you said how thankful you were for those 50 minutes of visitation. I am blessed with an endless amount of time to be with my daughter, and I need to make better use of that time! I will keep you all in my prayers and thank God that Ryan came to you and spilled his feelings. Love you!

Hi Shay, I know exactly what you’re going through. I’ve been through it 3 times and I’m a single mom and had to do it on my own. My middle child at the age of 17 attempted suicide by stabbing themselves in front of me and my 2 other children with the youngest being only 4 years old. They ended up in the ICU for a week and went straight into the pediatric psych unit from the ICU for 3 weeks. My dad refused to help I called on the way to the hospital to stay with my 2 other kids because I knew they were in shock and as I was separated only 5 months and my ex left the country to avoid child support I had no one else to ask, as my mom was deceased, my brother was on vacation and my dad refused to call him and my sister lived in another state so I had to leave my kids alone luckily the my oldest was on spring break and was home from college that week. But I could not bring the 4 year old to the psych unit for visitations and had to frantically search for sitters thankfully my oldest had girl as in female friends that volunteered to watch my 4 year old. Afterwards the were in an outpatient day program for 6 weeks but when they went back to school couldn’t handle it and they asked to be put back into another day program. That 4 year old turn out to be autistic and at 13 was cutting themselves and was placed in a pediatric psychiatric hospital for 3 weeks in 2019 once again I did it all on my own. My oldest by then was 29 but lived in a state 10 hrs away, . Again my dad refused to help. He showed up once to see his grandchild. A side not was that at this time my child was in a therapeutic intensive support program in a special needs middle school with a psychiatrist and therapist included in their normal school schedule and the hospital was working in conjunction with the hospital. My child at 13 was diagnosed as bipolar since there was anger and aggression issues. The following year almost a year to the date my child now 14 was hospitalized in the height of Covid May of 2020 because they put a chefs knife to their throat and threaten to kill themselves if I didn’t turn their phone back on. It was remotely turned off because it was bedtime and they needed to go to bed. Off to another psychiatric 3 week hospital stay and now more psychiatric meds being added to their Lithuim. On Sept 2020 they switched to a therapeutic ISP high school and instead of a psychiatrist they were assigned a psychiatric nurse practitioner. In March of 2022 I found out from a third party a non medical personal at the school totally by accident that the nurse practitioner removed my child’s bipolar diagnosis from their record despite the fact 2 psychiatric hospitals during 3 week inpatient observations diagnosed the bipolar 1 disorder plus the psychiatrist at their previous school who had my child for 3 years from 7-9 grade. My kid in Oct -Nov 2021 had been back and forth to the peds not feeling well and it turned out to be Lithuim toxicity, the nurse practitioner in May of 2022 when I confronted her about removing the diagnosis and me questioning why she was keeping him on a very toxic medication if he wasn’t bipolar she weened him off of 4 out 5 of their psychiatric meds. Since the end of the school year in late June we’ve been in crisis once again my child has progressively has gotten more aggressive, extremely angry and it’s all directed at me. It’s took me all summer and up until Tuesday of this week to find my kid a placement in an outside psychiatric clinic with a psychiatrist and therapist. We’ve meet with the psychiatrist he spent 2 hrs with us. I brought all the hospital records, all of my child’s testing for disabilities and learning disabilities. My professional career was a clinical medical research scientist. I worked on NIH’s AIDS clinical trials in the late 80’s and was at the meetings that developed the first protocols. My last employer was Pfizer and I actually worked on Zoloft before it got FDA approval. So I’m able to converse with any physician at their level and ask all the important questions. I handed the paperwork to the psychiatrist and told him that I needed an unbiased answer gave him the whole story told him that the statics and clinical observation tell me that the 2 hospitals and previous psychiatrist were right and my kid is bipolar and has been left under medicated as far as his bipolar disease is concerned. After 2?hrs of detailed questions and answers and observation of my kid I got the answer . My kid is bipolar. We got a plan in place one med that my kid was given to help with insomnia is being weened off since it can make aggression worse in bipolar disorder. Then my kid will be placed on a med that will target aggression and anger. The doctor ordered weekly therapy 3 individual a month and one family therapy with me since my kid has been verbally abusing me and their anger and aggression is targeted solely at me. Especially since there was sn incident in Oct 2020 where my kid pushed me so hard my feet left the floor and I landed on my head and and I had a severe concussion that took over 6 months to heal and I also had whiplash I couldn’t move my neck without extreme pain and laying down was excruciatingly painful. Even though we have a plan in place we are still in crisis. My 28! year old who also lives with me worries that while they’re at work their 16 year old sibling will hurt me. This week in particular has been very difficult and I hate to admit it but I fell apart. The only thing that keeps me sane the last 15 months is my diamond painting and my other crafts. Now I wrote all my experience because I heard your voice and I know exactly where you are at, I know how scared you were and you’re not on sure footing … I’m here to say there’s another mama out there that has got your back. I’m an empath and I’ve always tell all my stories. The stories you get from me is what I sense you need. I’ve been through countless challenges in my 61 years on this earth, I’ve been tested and survived but I’ve been through them alone. I know my life’s purpose for being on earth is so that no one else has to go through what I’ve been through alone like I did. So Shay my name is Anastasia and in Greek Anastasia means resurrection, rebirth, renewal, like a Phoenix. So I’m going to email with my contact information and if you need to talk to someone who has experienced what your going through now I will always be here for you. No matter day or night. I will be sending you , your son and your entire family lots of love, strength and healing energy❣️. ❌⭕️💜💜💜

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I wish I had seen this video in April. My son who is on the navy has self ha thoughts. So he took himself to the hospital. He was admitted to the hospital for a week. He was out for a week and then drank to much and called me. He had alcohol poisoning. I made him call 911 and then call me back. It was the scariest thing I have ever been through. He is in San Antonio and I am in Knoxville tn. He was admitted again for 30 days. I was able to fly there the 2nd time. The frustration of only getting to see him for 40 mins. The military complicates things. I was so lost and scared. He is doing much better now. That being said your video is a help to me now and I imagine it will be big help to others. As one mom heart to another your family will be in my prayers. Mental health is a marathon not a sprint. ❤

I’ve just stumbled across your channel and I am so pleased to know that when your son talk to you about that I am so glad he got help when he really needed it because in the UK there’s we have a lot more free things you do in the US but there is nothing like that in the UK if we alright I’ve heard mentally health problems for years are young like your your son we haven’t got nothing like that in the UK thank you for saying what you said at the end of your video alright I am not on RU-vid but the reason why I watch RU-vid because I only watch Diamond painting videos because and your son is a credit to you because like you not many boys talking like your son spoke to you on that they hardly any boys speak because The emotions never mind Mental health so like you say your son amazing how we can talk to you about anything

Thinking of you all. Big Hugs ❤

Thank you for sharing

I am so sorry you had to go through this. I did it with my son at 16 and he was diagnosed psytsophrenic sp? Its rough you didz great

Glad you got him help only wish i.could have with both my kids I think they did the same self isolate with friends n drugs. They're both better now maybe casino is for him. Buy we couldn't afford help or even find help. Give him legos or diamond painting might help

Ohh Shay.. I am so sorry for you all, my thoughts and prayers will be with Ryan and the rest of your family in this trying time for you all ❤️❤️ Ryan, you are a Rockstar for handling this situation so maturely and wanting to get better.. I had thoughts like that in 2010, only mine was to hurt myself and that people would be better off, if I was gone 😔 I am so happy for you all that help was found quickly and that you are able to bond tightly to heal together ❤️ Shay, my phone and dm is open if you need to unload or anything ❤️🥰

Hi I am new to your channel

I suffer with mental health issues and voices in my head

As a mother wow I can’t imagine what you have gone through these last week it really got me❤️‍🩹 Ryan is an amazing young man and he has amazing parents to help him through this bumpy road. I love how Ryan is into cards my husband loves card tricks. I think it’s beautiful spending family time together it really does heal our soul. I am here for you always Shay thank you for sharing this, I’m Praying for you all that you continue to get the right help and support during this time 😘🙏

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