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Posted 10/31/2011 3:44 PM (GMT 0)
Hello All,

It has been a little while since I have posted, I thought my home life was doing better. I now know that is not true, my husband has moved out and we are getting a divorce. It is not easy and my children do not understand why. My anxiety has picked up and on top of the stress I have started smoking again and drinking coffee (decaff). I am trying to keep a smile on my face for my kids but it is not easy. I will try to keep every one informed on how things are going. I hope all are having a good day am that tonight will be awesome.


Shell
Posted 10/31/2011 4:10 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Skys, I am really sorry to hear about your situation. Of course your anxiety is ramped up...my anxiety is definitely triggered by emotional things. If I have a conflict with my husband, or kids, or another family member, I really have to manage my anxiety and symptoms closely!

I think that the added burden of taking on your children's emotional weight is also factoring in. As a mom, you want to carry it for them and make a bad situation okay. They will be allright and get through it, as long as they know that they have love from both mom and dad.

Divorce is hard, no question, but you will come out of it and move on...hopefully in a happy and healthy direction for all of you.

We will be here to support you whenever you need to post okay? So stay close:)

Oh and have a fun time with your kids tick-or-treating tonight too!

Talk to you soon,
S.C.
Posted 10/31/2011 7:28 PM (GMT 0)
Hello,
Sorry to hear your are having such a difficult time. I am also a mom and tend to want to make things ok with my son but I forget to take care of myself until it is too late and I'm no good for anyone. Try to take care of yourself by eating well, some kind of exercise and don't let the guilt take over. Mom's always let the guilt take over. I have been under a tremendous amount of stress and contacted a life coach that I had used in the past. The first things we started to work on was nutrition and exercise to alleviate the anxiety so I can function and be a good mom to my son.
I wish you well. Be kind to yourself.

cookie
Posted 10/31/2011 8:39 PM (GMT 0)
Skysmommy, I'm so sorry to hear about your problems on the homefront. I can totally relate to your situation. My husband and I almost went through the same thing last year in November. That's when my anxiety and panic came screaming back into my life, with a vengeance, making it hell! I don't want ot go into all of the details about what happened just yet, it's still very hard for me to talk about, but if you need someone to talk to, you can PM me anytime. Take care of yourself! Fox
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