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<blockquote data-quote="OTE" data-source="post: 13575"><p>I'm just going to take a sleeping pill and go to bed now having been up all night again. Yes, insomnia is a problem for many of us.</p><p></p><p>I find the affirmation here, on the board. No one else really understands except other parents so I don't bother. Having said that, some social worker and therapist types who have been with us a long time see the toll it has taken on me and understand to some extent. When they have been to mtg after mtg, court hearings, etc for years with you, when they have spent hours trying to get your difficult child to see sense, been to the psychiatrist with you,... they get as frustrated with the whole thing (and with your difficult child) as you do so they do understand. But how many are with you for that long? In the end, even though I know they have some clue, it doesn't really help much. One other note, it also helps them understand if they are parents. </p><p></p><p>I haven't done any specific anti-stress work with a counselor. I have talked to my therapist about which techniques I'm using and whether or not those could use improvement. Personally I think taking some kind of yoga class, aerobics class meditation class or whatever would be more helpful. My DBT group does do a couple moments of meditation at the beginning and end of each class. Again, not very helpful but interesting in that each time it's done differently.</p><p></p><p>As non-difficult child understanding people have said to me when I comment on my stress.."we all have stress" or "we all have family problems". So I do think the best thing you can do is to focus on your stress reduction techniques rather than pursue the affirmation which will come in time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OTE, post: 13575"] I'm just going to take a sleeping pill and go to bed now having been up all night again. Yes, insomnia is a problem for many of us. I find the affirmation here, on the board. No one else really understands except other parents so I don't bother. Having said that, some social worker and therapist types who have been with us a long time see the toll it has taken on me and understand to some extent. When they have been to mtg after mtg, court hearings, etc for years with you, when they have spent hours trying to get your difficult child to see sense, been to the psychiatrist with you,... they get as frustrated with the whole thing (and with your difficult child) as you do so they do understand. But how many are with you for that long? In the end, even though I know they have some clue, it doesn't really help much. One other note, it also helps them understand if they are parents. I haven't done any specific anti-stress work with a counselor. I have talked to my therapist about which techniques I'm using and whether or not those could use improvement. Personally I think taking some kind of yoga class, aerobics class meditation class or whatever would be more helpful. My DBT group does do a couple moments of meditation at the beginning and end of each class. Again, not very helpful but interesting in that each time it's done differently. As non-difficult child understanding people have said to me when I comment on my stress.."we all have stress" or "we all have family problems". So I do think the best thing you can do is to focus on your stress reduction techniques rather than pursue the affirmation which will come in time. [/QUOTE]
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