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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 611684" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>I've always been able to compartmentalize. I have described it before as having a box in my head and I put all of the difficult child stuff there and go on with the rest of my life. I told that to my difficult child once and she said I was in denial. I assured her that I was not in denial since I was very aware that the box was there. I just chose not to let it spill out into the rest of my every day life.</p><p></p><p>It actually became a family joke. Whenever difficult child or easy child would do something that upset me, they would tell me to "put it in the box, mom."</p><p></p><p>My therapist told me that it was a very good technique but that it takes time to be able to get to that point. Of course, I have had a lot of years to practice.</p><p></p><p>I have also found it helps to stay busy. Teaching all day keeps me so busy that I don't have time to worry or obsess over difficult child's problems.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 611684, member: 1967"] I've always been able to compartmentalize. I have described it before as having a box in my head and I put all of the difficult child stuff there and go on with the rest of my life. I told that to my difficult child once and she said I was in denial. I assured her that I was not in denial since I was very aware that the box was there. I just chose not to let it spill out into the rest of my every day life. It actually became a family joke. Whenever difficult child or easy child would do something that upset me, they would tell me to "put it in the box, mom." My therapist told me that it was a very good technique but that it takes time to be able to get to that point. Of course, I have had a lot of years to practice. I have also found it helps to stay busy. Teaching all day keeps me so busy that I don't have time to worry or obsess over difficult child's problems. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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