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Old Nov 19, 2006, 04:39 AM
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Don't know if this is the right forum, but I'll go ahead:

I am a single mom to three. All three have been seeing a most wonderful therapist, very skilled and experienced. Almost three months ago she terminated treatment with all three of them. Since then, one of the kids, who was especially responsive to treatment and who came home calm after each session, is now out of control. He no longer has the containment therapy used to provide for him. He is enraged and whatnot.....
I am feeling so helpless here, not having the skills it takes to keep order in the house. I used to have weekly parent-guidance sessions with her.
I feel soooooo overwhelmed without her support. Y'know, being a single mother with three kids, and seeing her weekly and talking about the kids, it was a tremendous support for me. Now, the rug has been pulled from under my feet, and I am not functioning.
I have looked into other therapists, but have not been successful. I was highly displeased with one therapist's inexperience, another one said she has no slots available, another one said she has a closed practice, etc.
I feel so helpless, I have no support in two aspects: I no longer have the parent-guidance sessions. I no longer have my kids in therapy, so they are acting out a lot more. Them not having their support in therapy makes life so much more difficult for me.
I stay in bed a lot, i eat little, no appetite,I have cut myself off from my dearest friend, I am sad, angry at the loss of support, and frustrated at my inability to find replacement treatment. At this point I have given up my search. I stay in bed, I have quit work, I have chosen a death-in-life existence.
Don't wag your fingers at me.
Thank you for allowing me to express myself here.