My daughter and I have had a reasonably good relationship until she met her partner and had her fourth child. I was basically dad to her other 3 after she left abusive relationship.
She says she has PTSD, and anxiety. She has just been diagnosed with epilepsy which she says is triggered by anxiety and hormones.
She says that the ring of the phone and speaking without seeing body language triggers her anxiety and this causes seizures. She has therefore asked me not to ring and I never get a call from her anymore. When I ring her I usually end up speaking to her DP.
She has said to text and she will pop round. But I am not very good at texting and sometimes just after a chat with my daughter.
Surely she could give her mum the occasional phone call or answer when I ring? She's my daughter, she has no reason to be anxious with me.