I am honestly looking for some new (and possibly free, and something I can do while still caring for DCs) ideas, since the old "glass of wine" is threatening to turn into "bottle of wine and a beer mug".
I understand that for every family (and definitely moreso for SN families) stress exists - and there is some you can fix and some you can't. What I am starting to feel buried by is not "real" stress, but stress over what may or may not happen...
I am one who can play the part and seem calm and collected when it matters, but I am finding that I am falling apart during safe times, becoming a bit too controlling over the things I can control, and generally turning into a raving bitch.
Because of Bee's issues (her condition is degenerative and she is under hospice care) I know what the future will hold for her (in the absence of a miracle) but hearing that another of the children who attends her school passed away yesterday has just turned me into a quivering mess. I am literally shaking, can't seem to motivate myself to do anything productive, and I know that it is the fear that she will be next doing it to me.
So... how do you unwind? Is there anything you have found that is new or different, or even a little odd that helps you focus and get your head on straight? I have a feeling that if I talk to my GP about it, she will recommend that it might be time for meds... but since we can't afford medication (when DH lost his job, we lost any payment assistance for prescription medication, too) I figured it might be a good idea to see if the real professionals had sage advice for a mum who is about to lose her shit.
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BeeMom · 03/11/2012 20:22
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