tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339974062095553185.post3219362602867031019..comments2023-10-12T02:44:19.333-05:00Comments on My mentally ill life: Emotional wipeoutCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13675829827137657056noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339974062095553185.post-34570567053980625622008-12-09T09:24:00.000-06:002008-12-09T09:24:00.000-06:00This is so hard - on you, and everyone involved. I...This is so hard - on you, and everyone involved. <BR/><BR/>I think it is so important to remember that Mental Health is something that everyone has, and just like Physical Health, you can be anywhere on a scale of Totally Fine to in Severely Bad Shape. <BR/><BR/>The difference is that people who accept and work on their Mental Health will be able to learn and grow from their efforts. Hang in there... it is worth the effort. <BR/><BR/>I wish I lived nearby so I could sit with you and have a cup of tea or coffee, and just listen or offer a hug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339974062095553185.post-8083342688806142562008-12-07T13:17:00.000-06:002008-12-07T13:17:00.000-06:00You sound emotionally wiped out. I rest is exactly...You sound emotionally wiped out. I rest is exactly the thing you need. A constant state of high stress stinks. I know...:) Be glad the the crisis is over and what you can take away from it. I think the toughest thing is not being on the same page with DH on how to handle this kind of stuff. I am more than you you already knew that anyway. I hope DD's session this week helps.perphilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17191514151838436492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339974062095553185.post-74769790351020354042008-12-07T12:40:00.000-06:002008-12-07T12:40:00.000-06:00As I recall, your doaughter has Fetal Alcohol Effe...As I recall, your doaughter has Fetal Alcohol Effects? Been there, done that with two of my children. But FAE is NOT a mental illness and is NOT manageable with medication. So your hubby is off-base with that one. Instead FAE is organic brain damage, and must be worked around. Accepting your daughter's word that she doesn't remember what she said to cause her father's reaction, I think it is important to repeat it to her and to get her to agree that IF someone said that, it WAS the wrong thing to say. She doesn't have to agree that she did it, just get the concept that responding in whatever manner was not the way a person should act. I will say that these lessons for my kids had to be repeated ad nauseum! But if it's any consolation to you, my now 40 year old daughter with FAE is doing fine. I have hopes for the 18 year old as well, but it's too early to tell.Grace.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339974062095553185.post-86674040267376767902008-12-07T07:25:00.000-06:002008-12-07T07:25:00.000-06:00I'm glad things have calmed down. I agree wholehea...I'm glad things have calmed down. I agree wholeheartedly that telling DD she has a mental illness and just better get used to it isn't useful. While we may be stuck with mental illness, we don't have to be "stuck" with it, at least not if we're congnizant and work to make the best of it. That angnosia is tough to deal with though. I'm grateful that's one thing I don't have to deal with. <BR/>I hope you can get some well-deserved rest when you get home.Immihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00589851049724692333noreply@blogger.com