Extreme anxiety/Obsessive thoughts?

June 2, 2012

My 20 yr. old has some anxiety but seemed to manage it with sports and

alcohol/marijuanna. Very social and liked to have fun.

He started to go out with a girl in Jan and really likes her. He said he had one

period where he wasn't sure he wanted to get so involved and kissed a dif. girl.

Decided he still liked the Jan. girl and got more involved. Fast forward to

three weeks ago, he came home and cheated with a girl that " he had messed around

with in HS " . I know, TMI. Since that hook-up, he went into a severe anxiety

reaction/depression. Can't eat, sleep, has constant thought about cheating on

this girl. He has told her and he said she forgave him and still wants to keep

the relationship going. Since he crashed so hard and given our own history with

mental illness, he is now on Lexapro and goes to a counselor. He is still

distraught and can't let it go that he cheated on this girl. He says he is

" going nuts " . Has thoughts of suicide just to get away from the thoughts. Also,

he stopped using marijuanna because it was increasing his anxiety and making his

head spin. He had been using 4 years, daily in the past year. I know, not good.

I had him go to an AODA counselor after grad. from HS but he knew everything and

wouldn't change. He wouldn't talk to us but now, he tells me everything, more

than I would like to know.

So is this an extreme anxiety reaction, this constant thought thing or more than

that? BTW, haven't met the girlfriend but seems very supportive and stable,

dif. than his usual types.

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