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<blockquote data-quote="So Tired" data-source="post: 177806" data-attributes="member: 4772"><p>Little Dude's Mom is right -- Maybe see someone for yourself. So you can enjoy your life, not just get through it. </p><p> </p><p>I finally started on a mild anti-depressent. I was really scared. Worried about side effects, etc. BUT, I love it! Why didn't I do this for myself (and family) years ago?! It just takes the edge off my obsessive worrying and helps me be the master of my emotions. The little things that I used to let rob me of all my emotional energy are now seen in perspective -- as problems to be solved, not insurmountable hopeless mountains. </p><p> </p><p>You sound really depressed, Change. And I'm not saying you don't have every right to be. I understand the pain of the loss, the guilt for being happy to be free of the turmoil the difficult child causes, and the humiliation of having friends/family ask about difficult child. How do you explain the situation? It is painful and humbling. But Change, you also deserve happiness in you life. You deserve to feel joy in you day. You deserve to relish easy child's special moments. I hope you go and see someone for you, Change, and start getting back what years of dealing with difficult child robbed you of.</p><p> </p><p>Sending {{{{HUGS}}}} your way. You are not alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="So Tired, post: 177806, member: 4772"] Little Dude's Mom is right -- Maybe see someone for yourself. So you can enjoy your life, not just get through it. I finally started on a mild anti-depressent. I was really scared. Worried about side effects, etc. BUT, I love it! Why didn't I do this for myself (and family) years ago?! It just takes the edge off my obsessive worrying and helps me be the master of my emotions. The little things that I used to let rob me of all my emotional energy are now seen in perspective -- as problems to be solved, not insurmountable hopeless mountains. You sound really depressed, Change. And I'm not saying you don't have every right to be. I understand the pain of the loss, the guilt for being happy to be free of the turmoil the difficult child causes, and the humiliation of having friends/family ask about difficult child. How do you explain the situation? It is painful and humbling. But Change, you also deserve happiness in you life. You deserve to feel joy in you day. You deserve to relish easy child's special moments. I hope you go and see someone for you, Change, and start getting back what years of dealing with difficult child robbed you of. Sending {{{{HUGS}}}} your way. You are not alone. [/QUOTE]
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