Looking for support from those of you who feel you’ve developed a proper perspective of and distance from your adult children. Our only child, DS, is in his forties - struggles with depression, jobless for the past seven months (and each time he fails to get a job he feels worse,) divorced this past year. He and his ex remain fairly amicable for the sake of our 4 year old GS, ex lives with GS in house we had purchased for them before the divorce (it’s a mile away,) while DS and dog live with us. Neither is really happy in this area of the country but they moved here because my DH has cancer. She is not happy with his mood state and while she often confides in me (her parents are both gone,) and our relationship seems good, I feel she thinks I am too understanding about his mental illness and don’t hold his feet to the fire. He sees his therapist regularly and takes his meds but his depression makes him very lethargic and it’s hard for him to dredge up energy other than to go to his part time job. DH’s treatments debilitate him terribly so I’m often the only conscious being in the house. I do child care several times a week for DGS since the five of us comprise our bubble and he’s the joy of my life. I have my own therapist, am on meds, and try to walk outside daily with the dog but my spirits are low, my fears are overwhelming at times, and I struggle to accept that I can’t fix things. This is my life but it doesn’t seem to have much to do with me.
for you, I hope your therapy sessions helps you too.HMRC slightly angry is an understatement
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