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Thinking of cutting off communications with difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 616689" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>In our Nami Family-to-Family course, we were told it was perfectly okay to say to our loved one that we needed a break from their chaos. We have to protect our own health and mental well-being.</p><p></p><p> I have learned to tell my difficult child that I feel overwhelmed by her issues and need to take a little break and that we can talk again on such and such date. At first, I would just tell her that I was taking a break and had to block her text messages and send her phone calls to voicemail. Now, she actually takes it well and gives me some space without me having to do that. Of course, the longest I've done this is about a week but it is amazing how much it helps. </p><p></p><p>It has also forced her to be more self-reliant.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 616689, member: 1967"] In our Nami Family-to-Family course, we were told it was perfectly okay to say to our loved one that we needed a break from their chaos. We have to protect our own health and mental well-being. I have learned to tell my difficult child that I feel overwhelmed by her issues and need to take a little break and that we can talk again on such and such date. At first, I would just tell her that I was taking a break and had to block her text messages and send her phone calls to voicemail. Now, she actually takes it well and gives me some space without me having to do that. Of course, the longest I've done this is about a week but it is amazing how much it helps. It has also forced her to be more self-reliant. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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