"Held to ransom" by our son today when we had to go out, with bought tickets, and he just wouldn't get up, showered, dressed to go, until we were very late (it shortened our time there rather than it being a session with a start time) ..... so frustrating .... but I also know that it is misdirected emotional pain that is causing him to behave this way. He hasn't heard back from uni yet regarding the next round of make-or-break sumissions and is not coping - so the shower slides, sleep goes into the wrong time span, meals and emotional eating are all over the place, and he struggles to wake up when he has been sleeping ..... so tickets or no tickets, when there is zero energy and zero motivation happening .... it just doesn't happen.
Thankfully he did eventually pull it together, and it was worth going, but I tell ya ..... I am a shade lighter grey .....
Feeling for you @silhouette, so much. As far as I am aware, we are not dealing with si here. Son is fairly open in his communications with me, and I believe (hope) he is not struggling with that, or sh other than substantial weight gain and self-saboutaging personal behaviours.
With D3 anxiety and depression emerge as psychosomatic disorders.
I hope your sister turns a corner with it soon. My kids appreciate my concern, but keep telling me that it is up to them, and they will step up when they are ready to .... which they do ..... but it is so hard to sit on my hands as a supportive by-stander, and interestingly, they will push each other in ways they ask not to be for themselves, and are then passive-resistant with each other in response ..... when they are not getting on like good friends that is ..... :face_with_rolling_eyes:. It's so hard to keep your own emotions from rollercoasting in response to what they are doing when you care about them so much.
Hugs ..... 💜🌹
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