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Originally Posted by wrek

He has a skater punk hair cut, down over his face.

Would giving him a buzz-cut be considered abuse?

I know you are frustrated but I wouldnt cut his hair. I think you want things to get better, not worse. Building a bridge will be much harder.

Could he be depressed? Clinically depressed? Its a medical condition that requires treatment. Depression presents in males much differently than females. Men dont usually lay in bed and cry. Generally, you see more symptoms including anger/irritability, sometimes suicidal ideation. A lot of times adolescents will self medicate with drugs and alcohol.

Depression is for real, I had a buddy commit suicide when I was a teen ager. I am now working in the field professionally and speaking to a local college on suicide prevention this week. Depression runs in families, like diabetes or cancer. It is very treatable.

If you dont know if he is depressed, get him into a therapist. Outpatient therapy is first step, hopefully he wont need a "locked" inpatient hospital stay or residential treatment.

PM me if you need help finding local resources. I know you just want this to get better. I respect that.

I also think its great you are asking others for input on this board. It may be about Camaro's, but we are like a family and we are all in this together.