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Keeping Calm When My Child Isn’t

January 8, 2014 by Laurie Wallin

She'd been ranting at me for 45 minutes. My muscles were tense. The ache in my shoulders crept up my neck and threatened to swallow my head whole. It wasn't me she was mad at. It wasn't even the trigger she ranted about that she was mad at. It was---almost always is---her mind spinning into Reactive Attachment Disorder and Bipolar Disorder lows. Moments full of obsessing over one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hidden Disabilities, Laurie Wallin, Mood Disorders, Uncategorized Tagged With: ADHD, managing mental illness, parenting special needs, self-care, support, taking care of ourselves, weary

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