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How do you get them to care for themselves???
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<blockquote data-quote="janebrain" data-source="post: 131476" data-attributes="member: 3208"><p>Hi Jo,</p><p>you are doing very well, I'd say--sounds like you are presenting things in a calm, matter-of-fact way when you really want to scream and shout and shake some sense into her! I know how frustrating this is and you have to see her being sick and not taking care of herself. I am working with my difficult child 2's therapist right now on "affect management skills." He is working with me on being able to cope with the anxious feelings I have concerning difficult child 2. I am working on being able to tolerate anxiety and actually finding a calm place within myself even while feeling the anxiety. So far, I am actually using the skills more for my feelings with difficult child 1. She called me Sat. morning all upset because she had lost her wallet. I was able to remain calm and help her problem solve--in the past I would have been too upset to think and the 2 of us would have been panicking together. Of course, I am always suspicious of her--did she really lose the wallet or did she want money and was afraid or unwilling to be honest about it? You just never know with her.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I got off on a tangent, but I do want you to know you sound like you are handling things so well, putting the responsibility back on her.</p><p></p><p>Hugs, </p><p>Jane</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="janebrain, post: 131476, member: 3208"] Hi Jo, you are doing very well, I'd say--sounds like you are presenting things in a calm, matter-of-fact way when you really want to scream and shout and shake some sense into her! I know how frustrating this is and you have to see her being sick and not taking care of herself. I am working with my difficult child 2's therapist right now on "affect management skills." He is working with me on being able to cope with the anxious feelings I have concerning difficult child 2. I am working on being able to tolerate anxiety and actually finding a calm place within myself even while feeling the anxiety. So far, I am actually using the skills more for my feelings with difficult child 1. She called me Sat. morning all upset because she had lost her wallet. I was able to remain calm and help her problem solve--in the past I would have been too upset to think and the 2 of us would have been panicking together. Of course, I am always suspicious of her--did she really lose the wallet or did she want money and was afraid or unwilling to be honest about it? You just never know with her. Anyway, I got off on a tangent, but I do want you to know you sound like you are handling things so well, putting the responsibility back on her. Hugs, Jane [/QUOTE]
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