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trying to maintain toughlove
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 261329" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>You have made SO much progress. You truly are stronger than you think. Tough love really does work. And enabling really doesn't work. But it IS hard.</p><p></p><p>You seem to spend a whole lot of time thinking about difficult child and worrying about him. Is this keeping you from doing other things and enjoying your life more?</p><p></p><p>How about for just one week you keep a rubber band around your wrist. when you find yourself worrying and wondering about difficult child you snap the rubberband once and direct your thoughts elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>Try this for a week and see how often you are spending time worrying and wondering about difficult child when right now there is nothing you can do except love him and pray for him from a distance. And see how often you can redirect those thoughts into something more interesting. I bet you will find you have the time and energy to do something far more productive, even if it is just meditation to help relieve your stress.</p><p></p><p>You really are worlds away from where you were just a few months ago. I bet your life is a lot calmer now. You truly are doing what you need to for him.</p><p></p><p>You are letting him be an adult. It is one of the best gifts you can give him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 261329, member: 1233"] You have made SO much progress. You truly are stronger than you think. Tough love really does work. And enabling really doesn't work. But it IS hard. You seem to spend a whole lot of time thinking about difficult child and worrying about him. Is this keeping you from doing other things and enjoying your life more? How about for just one week you keep a rubber band around your wrist. when you find yourself worrying and wondering about difficult child you snap the rubberband once and direct your thoughts elsewhere. Try this for a week and see how often you are spending time worrying and wondering about difficult child when right now there is nothing you can do except love him and pray for him from a distance. And see how often you can redirect those thoughts into something more interesting. I bet you will find you have the time and energy to do something far more productive, even if it is just meditation to help relieve your stress. You really are worlds away from where you were just a few months ago. I bet your life is a lot calmer now. You truly are doing what you need to for him. You are letting him be an adult. It is one of the best gifts you can give him. [/QUOTE]
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