As a youth I struggled with mental health issues but I feel that was born of a toxic home environment. Conversely we have been having a hell of a time with my 12 year old boy and his issues despite the fact he's been afforded a stable environment that I could have only dreamed of. He's so unhappy and feels hard done by even though he has it very good. I definitely believe things went downhill for him once he got a cell phone but I don't know if taking that away is the answer as we have gone through counselling and it seems to have short term positive effects that diminish within a matter of days. It's not only my boy having the issues but his friends as well going through the same things with their families. There's definitely something to it but not a lot of answers outside of continually plugging away, trying to make things positive and paying attention to the trouble signs.
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