My child’s anxiety is extremely and personally soul-crushing. The intrusive thoughts are worries of abandonment or fears that I am an imposter. I feel so helpless and horrible and jealous of every mother who has never been asked by their own child if they are their real mom. 💔
In a dark fucking place.
@MotherDucker big big big hugs 🫂
Remember to try to be gentle with yourself and with kiddo.
@evistre the hardest is trying not to cry when she has asked it seven times in the last hour. Because if I even show even the slightest bit that it hurts my feelings it all spirals out of control.
It hurts to see them suffer with anxiety and depression. But don't take it personally that she's asking if you're her real mom. That's normal development, when they're transitioning from thinking their parents are perfect, infallible, all-powerful to understanding that they are human. It's a big transition for a child.