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Jen, I am sorry you are feeling so low. With our difficult child's it is all about baby steps. You so are right that it often seems like changes either never happen or they are so miniscule the good is just obliterated by the bad. As far as your depression being situational goes...well yes it probably is but that is no reason to not seek out help. Yu say yu cannot own the problems that surround your difficult child. Can you own yourself? You do have a responsibility to you. You can get to a happier place in your life even with nothing changing on the difficult child front. Please reconcider getting help. You owe it to yourself. You deserve happiness and it is possible even in your situation. While life with a difficult child is never ideal it doesn't have to be a living hell all the time. (((HUGS))) -RM