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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 703896" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Sandyr, I'm so sorry, it is a hurt beyond compare when our adult kids go off the rails......</p><p></p><p>Presently, there is little you can do, your daughter is an adult. That powerlessness is devastating for us parents. </p><p></p><p>You might try giving NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) a call. You can access them online, they have chapters in most major cities. They have excellent courses for us parents which offer a wealth of information, guidance and support. I've availed myself to their services for help with my adult difficult daughter and it was invaluable.</p><p></p><p>If you haven't already, you might seek counseling, therapy or a parent support group for yourself, this is hard stuff and often we need all the help and support we can get. Many parents here find solace in 12 step groups like AL Anon, Narc Anon and Families Anonymous. You may also find information in the article on detachment at the bottom of my post here. </p><p></p><p>While you can't control or fix or change your daughters choices, you can learn tools to help YOU, you can find more peace for yourself in the midst of this hurricane you find yourself in by making sure you take care of yourself. Often we forget how to care for ourselves when we put all our efforts into helping our kids. There is a lot of grief on this path..... it becomes imperative that we find ways to nurture ourselves along the way. Many of us need support to remember how to do that.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad you're here, keep posting it really helps. Hang in there Sandyr, you're not alone, we understand, we've been there too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 703896, member: 13542"] Sandyr, I'm so sorry, it is a hurt beyond compare when our adult kids go off the rails...... Presently, there is little you can do, your daughter is an adult. That powerlessness is devastating for us parents. You might try giving NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) a call. You can access them online, they have chapters in most major cities. They have excellent courses for us parents which offer a wealth of information, guidance and support. I've availed myself to their services for help with my adult difficult daughter and it was invaluable. If you haven't already, you might seek counseling, therapy or a parent support group for yourself, this is hard stuff and often we need all the help and support we can get. Many parents here find solace in 12 step groups like AL Anon, Narc Anon and Families Anonymous. You may also find information in the article on detachment at the bottom of my post here. While you can't control or fix or change your daughters choices, you can learn tools to help YOU, you can find more peace for yourself in the midst of this hurricane you find yourself in by making sure you take care of yourself. Often we forget how to care for ourselves when we put all our efforts into helping our kids. There is a lot of grief on this path..... it becomes imperative that we find ways to nurture ourselves along the way. Many of us need support to remember how to do that. I'm glad you're here, keep posting it really helps. Hang in there Sandyr, you're not alone, we understand, we've been there too. [/QUOTE]
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