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Texting CD Child Before Bed (And The Distress Of It)
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<blockquote data-quote="Blindsided" data-source="post: 753582" data-attributes="member: 23811"><p>I understand there isn't an optimal time to try to talk to our Difficult Child. I hope you can find something that helps you ease up on your need to know (realistically, I cant stop completely). </p><p></p><p>I try to think of worry like this.</p><p></p><p>When the worry thoughts arrive, I examine them. Can I use this thought as a way to initiate a helpful plan?</p><p></p><p>Am I in a position to act on said plan?</p><p></p><p>If I cant find anything productive, I have to let go. That is something I can do.</p><p></p><p>My therapist, about 2 years ago now, helped me see that my daughters success or failure is not in my control. The end result will be determined by her. My journey to that end is the only thing I can control. I try as much as I can to make the rest of my short journey on this earth as joyful as possible for me and my family and friends. I am choosing not to allow myself to breakdown for their sake and mine.</p><p></p><p>It's hard. I have been where you are. It didnt change anything. All I can do is wait for my Difficult Child to make a choice I can support. She knows the boundaries and chooses to keep drinking. Her body is showing great signs of distress. She has become a hypochondriac and refuses to acknowledge alcohol is causing all of her problems. </p><p></p><p>Gosh, this was therapeutic for me.</p><p></p><p>I will be thinking of you. Sending comforting thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blindsided, post: 753582, member: 23811"] I understand there isn't an optimal time to try to talk to our Difficult Child. I hope you can find something that helps you ease up on your need to know (realistically, I cant stop completely). I try to think of worry like this. When the worry thoughts arrive, I examine them. Can I use this thought as a way to initiate a helpful plan? Am I in a position to act on said plan? If I cant find anything productive, I have to let go. That is something I can do. My therapist, about 2 years ago now, helped me see that my daughters success or failure is not in my control. The end result will be determined by her. My journey to that end is the only thing I can control. I try as much as I can to make the rest of my short journey on this earth as joyful as possible for me and my family and friends. I am choosing not to allow myself to breakdown for their sake and mine. It's hard. I have been where you are. It didnt change anything. All I can do is wait for my Difficult Child to make a choice I can support. She knows the boundaries and chooses to keep drinking. Her body is showing great signs of distress. She has become a hypochondriac and refuses to acknowledge alcohol is causing all of her problems. Gosh, this was therapeutic for me. I will be thinking of you. Sending comforting thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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