He's maintaining.

He was very upset and had been spiraling. Sometimes he's able to grab a focus and hold onto it and that's what he's so good at doing. It's helped him many times.

When he goes, I'm the one who takes him. He needs a support with him but also he doesn't drive...lost license many years ago.

He's promised, and has kept that promise, that if it gets too much he'll let me know.

It's sad that once I asked him, "Are you suicidal?" and his response was, "A better question is to ask me if I'm not. It's my out, my feel-good for a moment when I don't have answers."

He began suicidal ideation at a very young age and it's almost incorporated into him as a coping mechanism...to get through.

He does fully KNOW now that he's very loved. He didn't believe that before and that's where my focus stays when he's feeling badly.

Thanks so much y'all. He's maintaining.

KD