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34 year old son is killing my soul
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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 742047" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>Beebz, you have been through so much pain and loss. I am sorry you find yourself here and struggling. I hope you will keep reading the wisdom on the other posts and keep posting here to let us know how you are doing. </p><p></p><p>What I can tell you is that you do not have to feel guilty for thinking about yourself and taking steps to make your life better, regardless of what your son is doing. The only person we truly can control is ourselves. And you deserve peace, and happiness, and safety. You are allowed to have those even if your son is not in a good place himself. You can still love him and still care without going down into the pit with him. Going down with him doesn’t help anyway. </p><p></p><p>I am worried about your mental health right now. I know what crippling, paralyzing depression feels like. It is very hard to get out of, and sometimes impossible on your own. Are you seeing a counselor? Have you talked to your doctor? Are you taking any kind of medications for your depression right. Ow, and if not do you think perhaps it is something you should consider? </p><p></p><p>Self care is vitally important when our kids are off the rails. It is so hard to disentangle our wellbeing from theirs. </p><p></p><p>Please keep posting and let us know how you are doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 742047, member: 23349"] Beebz, you have been through so much pain and loss. I am sorry you find yourself here and struggling. I hope you will keep reading the wisdom on the other posts and keep posting here to let us know how you are doing. What I can tell you is that you do not have to feel guilty for thinking about yourself and taking steps to make your life better, regardless of what your son is doing. The only person we truly can control is ourselves. And you deserve peace, and happiness, and safety. You are allowed to have those even if your son is not in a good place himself. You can still love him and still care without going down into the pit with him. Going down with him doesn’t help anyway. I am worried about your mental health right now. I know what crippling, paralyzing depression feels like. It is very hard to get out of, and sometimes impossible on your own. Are you seeing a counselor? Have you talked to your doctor? Are you taking any kind of medications for your depression right. Ow, and if not do you think perhaps it is something you should consider? Self care is vitally important when our kids are off the rails. It is so hard to disentangle our wellbeing from theirs. Please keep posting and let us know how you are doing. [/QUOTE]
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