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Old Apr 25, 2016, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Patagonia View Post

I gEt consumed in my own MH issues that no one knows about & I get lost in them. I wonder if she's trying to reach out to me for help & im not doing my job of picking up on everything.
I know I'm not.
It's very hard to switch gear out of myself & focus on her. I know that sounds very selfish & not ideal parenting.
My husband [emoji782] & I are trying to keep on top of this now w/her therapist.
One thought that came to my mind because I know that I myself can build resentment at times, even when it's my kids, is that where you are with your depression, this difficulty in switching gears could be a bit of that? Oh sure, kick me while I'm down.

I put the [emoji782] at the point of mention of a husband that discounts mh ...