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My 33 year old son. Had to make homeless
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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 730406" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>How I've dealt with it is to get as much support for myself as is possible. I couldn't have done this without professional support and every other kind of support I could muster, it was the hardest thing I have ever done.</p><p></p><p>My advice to you is this, every single day make taking care of YOU the priority. After so many years of putting our kids before our own well being, it is patterned behavior that needs to change.</p><p></p><p>If you don't already, get yourself a counselor or therapist, or a parent support group, or get involved in the 12 step groups that feel right to you, Families Anonymous, Narc Anon or Al Anon.......or as in my case, ALL of the above. Find ways to nourish and nurture YOU. This is a process, it takes time to move thru this difficult terrain. </p><p></p><p>Recognize that there is deep grief, there is fear, there is often anger and resentment, guilt, shame, overwhelming powerlessness.....there are a lot of emotions which can be challenging to deal with on our own. It hurts. It is not easy. <em>But it is necessary.</em></p><p></p><p>It helped me to put my daughter in the hands of my perception of a higher power. It helped to pray. It helped to get out of the house and exercise. It helped to meditate. It helped to listen to various guided meditations on youtube which offered peace and healing. It helped to get enough sleep and eat a healthy diet. It helped to put my needs as the priority.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there Madonna, this is hard, but you've made a healthy choice. Take care of yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 730406, member: 13542"] How I've dealt with it is to get as much support for myself as is possible. I couldn't have done this without professional support and every other kind of support I could muster, it was the hardest thing I have ever done. My advice to you is this, every single day make taking care of YOU the priority. After so many years of putting our kids before our own well being, it is patterned behavior that needs to change. If you don't already, get yourself a counselor or therapist, or a parent support group, or get involved in the 12 step groups that feel right to you, Families Anonymous, Narc Anon or Al Anon.......or as in my case, ALL of the above. Find ways to nourish and nurture YOU. This is a process, it takes time to move thru this difficult terrain. Recognize that there is deep grief, there is fear, there is often anger and resentment, guilt, shame, overwhelming powerlessness.....there are a lot of emotions which can be challenging to deal with on our own. It hurts. It is not easy. [I]But it is necessary.[/I] It helped me to put my daughter in the hands of my perception of a higher power. It helped to pray. It helped to get out of the house and exercise. It helped to meditate. It helped to listen to various guided meditations on youtube which offered peace and healing. It helped to get enough sleep and eat a healthy diet. It helped to put my needs as the priority. Hang in there Madonna, this is hard, but you've made a healthy choice. Take care of yourself. [/QUOTE]
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