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difficult child and depression. I hope this is a breakthrough.
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<blockquote data-quote="dashcat" data-source="post: 539720" data-attributes="member: 9175"><p>Thanks,Nancy.</p><p></p><p>She came home exhausted, which is actually a good sign. I was thinking she might go in and just make light of everything, but the way she came home tells me that isn't the case. She went up to her room and slept for three hours. Last night, she was sleeping when I went up at 11 and had also slept during the afternoon. </p><p></p><p>I'm having a hard time knowing how to handle her depressive state. It's baffling and it's different than she's been in the past. I don't want to walk on eggshells (but I am, becasue it's the only way I know how to cope right now), I don't want to butt heads with her or make things worse ... but the eggshell thing doesn't feel right either.</p><p></p><p>Two examples: We were riding in the car earlier. She has this insaenly annoying habit of putting a CD in, then cycling through it - singing along but almost never listening to an entire song. Usually, I just ignore it, but at one point I said "I really wanted to hear the rest of that song, please go back". She said "I can't listen to it. I literally cannot" and she was crying. Two seconds before she was happily belting it out. It was Fireflies by Faith Hill, so it's notlike it was a torch song or something. I let it go.</p><p></p><p>She just walked in with her boyfriend. She picked him up (gone all of 10 minutes) to watch a movie. She walked into my office, crying. She said "I was fine, and then I just flipped a switch". "I don't want to feel this way anymore."" I got up and gave her a hug and said "you've taken the first step. It takes time." Then she wnet into the kitchen and made herself a sandwich ... never offered one to J ... and is now laughing in the basement watching the movie.</p><p></p><p>I feel - at times - as if I've landed on another planet.</p><p></p><p>Dash</p><p></p><p>And I am glad VERY VERY glad that she's talking about it. I am thrilled she is going to counseling (appointment for next week already made). This is a good thing, I know ... but I still don't know how to cope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dashcat, post: 539720, member: 9175"] Thanks,Nancy. She came home exhausted, which is actually a good sign. I was thinking she might go in and just make light of everything, but the way she came home tells me that isn't the case. She went up to her room and slept for three hours. Last night, she was sleeping when I went up at 11 and had also slept during the afternoon. I'm having a hard time knowing how to handle her depressive state. It's baffling and it's different than she's been in the past. I don't want to walk on eggshells (but I am, becasue it's the only way I know how to cope right now), I don't want to butt heads with her or make things worse ... but the eggshell thing doesn't feel right either. Two examples: We were riding in the car earlier. She has this insaenly annoying habit of putting a CD in, then cycling through it - singing along but almost never listening to an entire song. Usually, I just ignore it, but at one point I said "I really wanted to hear the rest of that song, please go back". She said "I can't listen to it. I literally cannot" and she was crying. Two seconds before she was happily belting it out. It was Fireflies by Faith Hill, so it's notlike it was a torch song or something. I let it go. She just walked in with her boyfriend. She picked him up (gone all of 10 minutes) to watch a movie. She walked into my office, crying. She said "I was fine, and then I just flipped a switch". "I don't want to feel this way anymore."" I got up and gave her a hug and said "you've taken the first step. It takes time." Then she wnet into the kitchen and made herself a sandwich ... never offered one to J ... and is now laughing in the basement watching the movie. I feel - at times - as if I've landed on another planet. Dash And I am glad VERY VERY glad that she's talking about it. I am thrilled she is going to counseling (appointment for next week already made). This is a good thing, I know ... but I still don't know how to cope. [/QUOTE]
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