Having a hard time today. I was looking for a hug from my oldest. She has ADHD and anxiety and she just doesn't want to be touched anymore. And she says she can't sleep in the same bedroom she has shared with her sister for the past several years. They have loft beds and I only have two bedrooms. So she is studying and will probably fall asleep on the sofa. I let her sleep with me sometimes but just don't feel like I can do that every night she is here. She needs to sleep in her bed and I need to have a bed to myself sometimes also. The worry over kids, I don't know, does it ever end?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Why asking/expecting a hug from someone who you claim 8s a friend, but you know it will be torture for her? I did not even read tgecrest, I was so horrified by this!
AnneWimsey
Level 9
Sep 13, 2018
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She is my daughter and it was really the first time she has been this explicitly expressive about this desire to not be touched. It was unexpected.
@Ubergooroo how sad for both of you. So sorry!
No, I don't think it would ever end as they will always be your child and you will always be their mother. I know my mom still worries about me and I've been out of the house for many years. So, no, I don't thing it ever ends.
Captain747ex
Level 7
Sep 13, 2018
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You could try inexpensive CBD oil, found in most health food stores.
Link: "A 2015 study concluded that CBD oil treats numerous forms of anxiety, including social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder."
Link: In a 2015 German study that treated ADD patients with CBD oil, subjects showed improvement in sleep, concentration and reduction in hyperactivity and impulsivity, allowing ADD patients to work and live without any significant side-effects.
birdingnut
Level 8
Sep 13, 2018
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No, the worry does not ever end, at least not for me. It's subdued, but never disappears. I don't have any suggestions, or solutions for you, but I can empathize, having gone through some difficult times with my own. It looks like dreamsinflux (below) has some pretty good ideas.
Condor5
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Sep 13, 2018
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