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Antidote for stress and exhaustion? (long)
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<blockquote data-quote="AllStressedOut" data-source="post: 68248" data-attributes="member: 3837"><p>I'm sorry things are so difficult right now. husband has had to take youngest difficult child to work before. Last summer we paid for him to go to an in home daycare for 2 weeks because I was so stressed out I couldn't deal with him another second. I felt so guilty that we spent $ on daycare when I was home with the rest of the kids, but I don't think I would have made it if it weren't for the break.</p><p></p><p>We too have to lock all the doors and wander around with keys because all my difficult children steal and my youngest difficult child steals and destroys. My youngest difficult child also has food sensitivities, he breaks out in hives or his face swells and this is so recent, we're not even sure what does it. He has been on a restricted diet for a year now after being diagnosed reactive hypoglycemic, but he too can't keep his hands off forbidden foods. On his birthday we let him cheat and this caused the rash reaction. On vacation he snuck forbidden foods and this caused the swollen face.</p><p></p><p>I can't tell you how relieved I am to read posts like this. To know another family is going through what we are going through. It just makes me not feel like such a failure. I know I can't control the conduct disorders, especially on the autism spectrum, but sometimes I forget that these are problems outside of my control. Somedays I feel like its my fault and I could do better. Then I come here and realize I'm not alone and it's not my fault, I'm doing the best I can with what I've got.</p><p></p><p>Reading posts like this help me not feel so alone in this struggle. Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AllStressedOut, post: 68248, member: 3837"] I'm sorry things are so difficult right now. husband has had to take youngest difficult child to work before. Last summer we paid for him to go to an in home daycare for 2 weeks because I was so stressed out I couldn't deal with him another second. I felt so guilty that we spent $ on daycare when I was home with the rest of the kids, but I don't think I would have made it if it weren't for the break. We too have to lock all the doors and wander around with keys because all my difficult children steal and my youngest difficult child steals and destroys. My youngest difficult child also has food sensitivities, he breaks out in hives or his face swells and this is so recent, we're not even sure what does it. He has been on a restricted diet for a year now after being diagnosed reactive hypoglycemic, but he too can't keep his hands off forbidden foods. On his birthday we let him cheat and this caused the rash reaction. On vacation he snuck forbidden foods and this caused the swollen face. I can't tell you how relieved I am to read posts like this. To know another family is going through what we are going through. It just makes me not feel like such a failure. I know I can't control the conduct disorders, especially on the autism spectrum, but sometimes I forget that these are problems outside of my control. Somedays I feel like its my fault and I could do better. Then I come here and realize I'm not alone and it's not my fault, I'm doing the best I can with what I've got. Reading posts like this help me not feel so alone in this struggle. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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