Family help: How can I get my 19 year old son to open up to me? - Help.com

Why dont you talk to him, ask him about his feelings?

I see. Just tell him that you are worried if you haven’t. And let him know you are there for him if ever he wants to talk. And if you’ve done this and had no luck, have you considered a phsycologist?
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he will only open up to you if he feals its right and when he needs you you can only be there for them

hi, im nearly 19 and male, so i hope i can help you out
in my experience ive always found it very hard to just walk up to my mum and blurt out how i felt, even though shes the most open person ive ever known, gave the best advice ofered the best comfort, it wasnt that i didnt want to open up, i just felt i couldnt, the few times i let something slip, i was fustrated and aggresive
my mother passed away just less than two months ago, since than ive learnt for possibly the first time in my life how to open up, i did it because i felt thats what she wanted me to do, i found it hard at first and very akward, there were a number of times when i wanted to become withdrawn again, but i knew i couldnt, its only after doing it for over a month that im started to realise how its positively effectived my life and how easy it is and i wish id just talked to my mum
if your son is like me, he probably has a small want or need to talk, but isnt sure about how to do it, or isnt comfortable, this is probably the case if he hasnt opened up for a long time

i hope this of some help, best of luck! :), and dont get yourself down thinking youre a bad mum or youre doing something wrong :)

Yahya

Glad to hear that you spoke!
good for you
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