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Teetering on the edge
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<blockquote data-quote="C Han" data-source="post: 760509" data-attributes="member: 27504"><p>I’m so sorry for you and your son. Mine does have some mental health issues. He suffers from depression and anxiety, coupled with low self esteem. But on the other hand he thinks he knows everything and no one can tell him anything. It’s extremely frustrating, when he has consistently made horrible decisions when he drinks. Sigh. He is sure that there’s not a problem. I have gone to therapy extensively, but I still struggle. There’s a page on this site called Detachment, and it is very helpful. I still have a really hard time being genuinely happy for people that I know that have kids that are doing great in life, and then I feel like a jerk for not wanting to engage with them. I know you are with me in wishing that our children would make the right choices and steer their lives to a better path. But it is their life, and we have to give up the dreams we had for them, they create their own truth. I find that my thoughts are always with him, but I’m powerless. So I try not to cause strife in my own life by being sad about something I can’t fix. My husband is my rock, and I’m grateful to him beyond words. </p><p>I hope you have a support system to help you through this. Hugs to you, I completely understand this and hope you find some support here. This forum is helpful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C Han, post: 760509, member: 27504"] I’m so sorry for you and your son. Mine does have some mental health issues. He suffers from depression and anxiety, coupled with low self esteem. But on the other hand he thinks he knows everything and no one can tell him anything. It’s extremely frustrating, when he has consistently made horrible decisions when he drinks. Sigh. He is sure that there’s not a problem. I have gone to therapy extensively, but I still struggle. There’s a page on this site called Detachment, and it is very helpful. I still have a really hard time being genuinely happy for people that I know that have kids that are doing great in life, and then I feel like a jerk for not wanting to engage with them. I know you are with me in wishing that our children would make the right choices and steer their lives to a better path. But it is their life, and we have to give up the dreams we had for them, they create their own truth. I find that my thoughts are always with him, but I’m powerless. So I try not to cause strife in my own life by being sad about something I can’t fix. My husband is my rock, and I’m grateful to him beyond words. I hope you have a support system to help you through this. Hugs to you, I completely understand this and hope you find some support here. This forum is helpful. [/QUOTE]
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