Vent-
DD, 37yo, just learned she is very sick with heart failure. Went with her yesterday to meet cardiologist and find out their treatment plan. It was distressing for both us to learn how sick she is, but she behaved appropriately. Went to the lab next, They treated her very unprofessionally. We dealt with it. I thought she had calmed down but I see, now, this is when her emotions began to ramp up. She went back to work, I went home.

She called me when she got home rehashing the day and figuring out questions she needs to ask at her next appointment in a week. Understandable. But she had a meltdown. My T calls it being "dysregulated." I didn't even know "dysregulated" was a real term. T told me earlier when DD's emotions become "dysregulated," she's not going to be able to listen to logic or explanations. She misinterpreted and found offense with every sentence or phrase I tried to say. I never see it coming, it's so abrupt.
I became so frustrated, I hung up on her.

I don't know how I'm going to be able to be supportive through her illness and recovery. She's my baby and this could be a life threatening illness- of course I want to be there and help her.

Btw, she has ADHD.