“I was recently talking with another mom who has a child with mental health issues. While talking she used the term “emotionally held hostage.” Those three words struck a cord with me because so often in the special needs, disability, and mental health worlds it can feel like we are being held hostage. By our children, spouses, parents, and even ourselves through our own illnesses.”
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Shame
Am I to Blame For My Child’s Diagnosis?
“Am I to blame for my child’s diagnosis?”
This is the question parents with Special Needs ask themselves, pretty much without exception. There is A LOT of guilt that accompanies having a special needs child. I have seen it in both with Mothers and Fathers. At some point in our parenting journey, no matter the circumstances, we wonder or blame ourselves.
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True Confessions: My Loved One Is In A Psych Ward
“Your family member is in a Psychiatric Ward. How do you tell people that? Do you tell people that? What do you say? Words to explain don’t come easily even once they are found.”
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