Comments on: Compassion for Me, Compassion for My Daughter https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/03/22/compassion-for-me-compassion-for-my-daughter/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Sun, 23 Apr 2023 13:40:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Sylvie Rouhani https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/03/22/compassion-for-me-compassion-for-my-daughter/#comment-18539 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 13:40:16 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=246672#comment-18539 A Loving Mother,

Sorry for the delay in responding to your comment.

Thank you for sharing your story with us. I mentioned Dr Kristin Neff’s work on Self- Compassion. Have a look online, for her website/ books and meditation. I hope you find it helpful.

I wish you and your son all the best.

Kind Regards
Sylvie

]]> By: A loving Mother https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/03/22/compassion-for-me-compassion-for-my-daughter/#comment-18362 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 05:30:07 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=246672#comment-18362 As a Mother to a son who suffers Pstd, several traumatic experiences that plays daily in his head, I only wish I could take them as my own, It breaks my heart to see him this way, I searched for help from a Therapist, but he needed a special type of Therapist, when one became available, he was already admitted into a assisted care facility, where he is now learning how to adapt to life all over again, he has behaviors that showed uncontrollable outburst, destroying property, fighting, screaming and hurting himself. I am not at peace because I know how loving and kind he can be. I just wish there was someone who knows how I could get help to help him heal, and cope. He has been holding on to these some-things for a long time, and things have gotten so overwhelming, I fear the worse, The facility he is in has many loving and caring people, but his care is not easy, my health has gone down over the years ???? I don’t regret being there for him, I would do it all over in a heart beat. I know time heals all wounds, just hopeful for some advice, If someone knows something, I’ve tried everything I could think of, WE moved to a larger city, a Pastor(prayer), medications (don’t work). He stopped talking all together years ago, only talks while screaming when he’s angry, He stopped doing everything he once loved, He wanted to go to college for computer technology, and inlist in the military, it’s just so unfair, how could this happen to him. I miss my son ever day. Yes, he is alive, but not living the life he wanted, I’m not sure if he wants to fight for it anymore. I really don’t know if I will ever accept things the way they are. I’ve been in denial, living in isolation far too long, feels impossible, I pray, but I’m depressed and exhausted, I don’t have any family support, I tell myself don’t give up. When it looks like I already have. I’m hanging in there, because I’m hopeful, Thank you all for reading this.

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