(((Mouse)))
Happy Mother's Day from the U.S.!
It sounds to me like your inner child is crying today and feeling abandoned, so the adult is depressed because she thinks she has lost her inner child....Does that make any sense?
Being a responsible adult doesn't mean we have to do everything alone. For me, I just found my inner child and I can take some comfort in mothering her. Maybe you can do that today and offer her comfort and tell her not to be frightened. Take her to somewhere fun just to play. Love her.
Holding onto our Ts as a comfort is a difficult thing, for me as well. How have you held on in the past?
Yes, we are truly adults in an adult relationship with our Ts but that doesn't mean our inner child has to die or go to sleep.
Be good to yourself.