Q. As I said before my son died in my arms he was 2 1/2 years old, he died from a heart condition, I was 9 months pregnant with my youngest at the time, I have 3 living children. Ever since my son died I have been serverly depressed, I can’t work and i’m taking more meds than I ever thought a person could and i’m cutting myself, and I don’t really know why and when I cut I don’t even know that i’m doing it, my cuts are very deep and normally require me to go to the hospital and get stiches. I am sleepwalking at night and in the morning sometimes I will find a cut on my self. Most of my cuts are on my hands and arms a few have been on my face and legs. I need someones help, I don’t know that i’m cutting when I do and I don’t know why this is happening. I am very concerned and scared of what is going on. I try to hide my scars by wearing long sleve shirts and by putting ace wraps on, I try to avoid going in public for fear of what people will say about me behind my back. My husband is very supportive of me and would help me with anything, I need to know what to do so I can stop hurting myself before I end up cutting the wrong place too deep. Thank you.
A. Obviously it’s not normal to cut yourself. Obviously it’s very normal to be depressed after the death of someone you loved. The real problem here is that this has continued and you are now cutting yourself, sleep walking and taking a high level of medication. I don’t know who you are seeing or who is providing the medication. The issues here maybe medically related. You should seek a second opinion. Seek perhaps a different type of therapy but you should do something about this problem and not simply accept it. You need to be more active in your own mental health. Don’t rely on a single therapist. You should take the attitude that you will find the right help no matter how long it takes and no matter how many therapists you have to see. Help is out there for you and I wish you the best of luck.
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