Do You Have Adult Children That Understand Your Ptsd?

[Recovery4Me]

The challenges that you have overcome have left you with strength - scars
mean survival, not damage.

(((littlelostchild))) You have read the scar clan or Women who run with the wolves? You have reminded me of that wisdom. Thank you so much for the post. I will hold onto that thought as I patiently wait for the season in which to heal more of his inner child or current adult be it in God's Will (or higher power that one recognizes).

 

[Jezanna]

@desierata I think at the end of the day as moms we need to be kind to ourselves as most of us are doing the best we can with the cards that we were dealt.

 

[Recovery4Me]

My son decided to go to therapy. Thanking God (or Higher Power that you recognize) for this season of moving things forward. Now with grace perhaps any secondary symptoms that he carries from me may be abated. I accept responsibility for what I will need to do as loving is not always fixing but being there authentically and with empathy. Yet, I am so at peace and pray that he continues & finds the healing he so deserves. Praises.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

My children grew up with me at my worst and I tried to be as truthful with them as possible. My son once called me his counselor because when we talked it helped him. My daughter does think I am quite strong inside and she does not know how I survived everything and she is really proud of me for breaking the cycle.

She is now in therapy and seeing a psychiatrist and the youngest girl is seeing a therapist. My daughter had her toxic and emotionally and verbally abusive wake her up one night beating her up. She was very traumatized by that horrific experience and now suffers from PTSD.

I think she is very strong because that was the deal breaker with her husband and she reported it to the police and he was arrested and did time in jail and she has two restraining orders against him.

If I had it to do over, I would not have wasted so many years falsely believing that I was a bad mother. So many wasted years. Now I am not self critical anymore and my self esteem is far higher than it was. I wish you the best.

 

[Recovery4Me]

If I had it to do over, I would not have wasted so many years falsely believing that I was a bad mother. So many wasted years. Now I am not self critical anymore and my self esteem is far higher than it was. I wish you the best.

Thanks Gizmo. (Big friendship hug) It means a lot to hear you share such hope and wisdom. I hear you deep inside and will take those thoughts with me.

And thank you group for walking me through. :hug: