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<blockquote data-quote="Crayola13" data-source="post: 713685" data-attributes="member: 21066"><p>When there is a problem you cannot solve or a situation or person you cannot change, the only strategy is to learn how to handle it as well as possible. You can't change your son, but a therapist can teach you coping skills and strategies for dealing with overwhelming emotions. When the horrible feelings come over you like a wave, there are ways you can eventually learn to handle it. You cannot minimize those feelings or make them go away, but eventually, those emotions won't control your life anymore. It doesn't happen after one or two sessions. It takes a lot of practice. In the beginning, it seems impossible to learn those skills, but in time you will. Be patient with yourself. Also, don't ignore the physical health. Have your thyroid and hormone levels checked because those two things can strongly contribute to your emotional state. That can make everything worse than it already is. Vitamin B deficiency can be a problem, too. Are you on an antidepressant? It takes time for that type of medicine to start working, and some people don't even respond at all. </p><p></p><p>I really wish your husband was more supportive. Maybe in time he will agree to go to counseling with you. Ask your therapist how you can convince him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crayola13, post: 713685, member: 21066"] When there is a problem you cannot solve or a situation or person you cannot change, the only strategy is to learn how to handle it as well as possible. You can't change your son, but a therapist can teach you coping skills and strategies for dealing with overwhelming emotions. When the horrible feelings come over you like a wave, there are ways you can eventually learn to handle it. You cannot minimize those feelings or make them go away, but eventually, those emotions won't control your life anymore. It doesn't happen after one or two sessions. It takes a lot of practice. In the beginning, it seems impossible to learn those skills, but in time you will. Be patient with yourself. Also, don't ignore the physical health. Have your thyroid and hormone levels checked because those two things can strongly contribute to your emotional state. That can make everything worse than it already is. Vitamin B deficiency can be a problem, too. Are you on an antidepressant? It takes time for that type of medicine to start working, and some people don't even respond at all. I really wish your husband was more supportive. Maybe in time he will agree to go to counseling with you. Ask your therapist how you can convince him. [/QUOTE]
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