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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 44845" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>My response is similar to the above, and is something told to me by a therapist many years ago- which may or may not be appropraite for your difficult child.</p><p></p><p>When people feel like they have no control over their own life, they try to find ways to control things/people around them, to fill the void/anxiety that they feel within. This is where the serenity prayer comes into play- the solution is to accept that you can only control yourself, which comes with taking responsibility for yourself (baby step by baby step). As you realize that future consequences vary depending on what you have or have not done, you feel more in control, feel better about yourself, anxiety lesssens, and the desire, attention, and energy to control other people decreases. </p><p></p><p>The suggestions in the post above sound like good ones to me-</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 44845, member: 3699"] My response is similar to the above, and is something told to me by a therapist many years ago- which may or may not be appropraite for your difficult child. When people feel like they have no control over their own life, they try to find ways to control things/people around them, to fill the void/anxiety that they feel within. This is where the serenity prayer comes into play- the solution is to accept that you can only control yourself, which comes with taking responsibility for yourself (baby step by baby step). As you realize that future consequences vary depending on what you have or have not done, you feel more in control, feel better about yourself, anxiety lesssens, and the desire, attention, and energy to control other people decreases. The suggestions in the post above sound like good ones to me- [/QUOTE]
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