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Need prayers for son and I


Posted: Jul 22, 2013

I posted but it never came on. I am asking for prayer for myself and my son. 

Lots of background of lies, abuse both physically and emotionally along with brainwashing. 

Am watching my son gradually become his father. He is so arrogant and brags on himself all the time.

We just reunited after an 8 year estrangement. 

I asked him if he could come one weekend to help me with tech stuff that was absolutely going wrong and causing me a lot of stress.  He didn't come and really shocked me with his response to my needing help. He said he had plans but not for the three days off that he had.

I have not heard from him for a while now and have e-mailed him a lot of times.  Our relationship is based on not talking about anything in the past, which for me and my depression continue to be unresolved issues. 

This last rejection by him has now convinced me that he will never be reliable or trustworthy. I am going to have cousins (because I have so few relatives now) be on my POA, will, etc. 

I cannot understand why he worships his father after all he has done to both of us, using him especially to get even with me by his father.

I am now having anxiety attacks and had never had them before. They are like people describe them, you heart races and you feel smothered.  I went through a lot of counseling with a Christian counselor and nothing really ever got resolved.  I am not eager to go to a mental health facility nor counseling, but I feel I need it because of these anxiety attacks. I have medication that helps, but it never takes it completely away.  I am not sure what it is that I am afraid of or why they seem to happen out of the blue. 

I was on an antidepressant which I didn't like. I had been on it a while and it was not helping my depression. So I asked my doctor and he said, maybe if we upped it that it would help.  It did just the opposite. It made my depression worse. Now I am on a different antidepressant and in some ways feel better, but these anxiety attacks will not go away.

The prescription says to take up to twice a day. I try to avoid doing that as I don't want to become addicted to them. However, I find some days I need two and some I can get by with one.

I have tried to keep busy and I still work as an MT from home part-time to supplement my SS.  Then I try to busy myself with genealogy, which has always helped me before. However, there are days, I just do not see much point in doing anything, working or doing genealogy. There is virtually nothing on TV and it makes me sleepy to read and I think I need my glasses changed.  This medication does make your eyes blurry. I think I can work around that by using eye drops perhaps.

Anyway, I am literally at my wit's end to know what to do about my son. I mean our birthdays are both in August and his wife is having a 40th BD party for him. I would go if his stepmother was not going to be there. I don't see why she can't stay home that day. She didn't give birth to my son, I DID. Anyway, I was never invited to my son's weddings, either one of them and this stepmother has literally taken over and she had no right to do that.

I cannot be sure of my son's love anymore. Seems like I have to be a certain way before he will accept me. He has road rage and I am quite sure that is from things that he needs to go to counseling for himself, but he will not do it. I am afraid he will cause an accident where someone will be killed or perhaps hurt very badly including his own family.

Anyway, I simply am so upset I cannot function many days. I want to cry, but I just won't let myself do it, because once I start crying, I cannot stop.

Would appreciate prayers from you all so I can hopefully find out what these attacks are that I have never had before as well as finally talking to my son about things we both need resolution to. You can go into a hospital setting and they teach you ways to confront issues, but they do not work because you see the people you need to resolve issues with won't.  They don't play by the same set of rules they teach you in the hospital setting. 

I am hoping I do not have to go into a hospital again. I simply would feel so trapped and like I was in prison.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Am praying that things get better for you. I would definitely recommend counseling. There are some notes below about the benefits of a secular therapist versus a religious counselor.

Hard to know what's going on with your son, but boys tend to idolize the male role model they are given, especially if you and his father were together for a long time. "If mom thinks he's okay, he must be okay."

You are under no obligation to continue to have contact with him if he's dangerous. He has no respect for you, and it's not looking like he's wanting to make a change.

Best to you.

Need prayers for son and I - augustlily

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My ex and I were married almost 17 years. Our son was 9 when we divorced.

He has been brainwashed. He is almost 40 years old.

I hate to see him a carbon copy of his father. He said one time that if his father had gone out on me, he would have stayed with me maybe. Unfortunate for me, I didn't really know it for sure for 20 years later.

I wish I could have remarried. Then my son would have had maybe a different man to look up to.

Mine was nothing but mean. His whole family were mean and really hurt one another.

I have nearly lost my faith over what happened all those years during and after the divorce. My ex just took me to court for any little stupid thing and always won. I had stupid attorneys and if I had it to do all over again, I would have chosen a female attorney.

Anyway, I am considering the counseling. It seems as though my anxiety comes on me not long after I get up and move around. So I end up having to take a nerve pill and hope that I can function the rest of the day.

I hate depression and now with the anxiety, it really makes it hard to control.

Thanks for your help and prayers. I do appreciate that.

I'm praying that you can get to the bottom - of your panic attacks

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and that you will be completely free of them. You have a lot of issues going on at once, so it would be no surprise if you feel overwhelmed.

Counseling does sound like a good idea. You can have a secular or Christian counselor, but what's important is that you have one who is experienced and capable and one with whom you feel comfortable.

If you get along well with your cousins and feel loved by them, make an effort to spend time with them. Love is a wonderfully comforting thing, and you sound like you need to be comforted.

God bless you.

Need prayers for son and I - augustlily

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I hope I can find out too. I have not yet made the appointment, but going to try to go out tomorrow perhaps. I have to wait till my diarrhea stops long enough for me to go anywhere. I always have it in the morning.

My cousins have been nice during the 8 years that my son has not been around at the holidays to invite me. Some years though when I lived in another town about 25 miles away snow and weather kept me from going for the day. I spent a lot of them alone.

I don't know about a Christian counselor.While I know one, I went to him for a long time and I just stopped going because it didn't seem to help that much.

I wish I could figure out what is making me so afraid. Lots of things do and as you get older it is not uncommon to be more afraid of like falling or such. I know I remember my mother being afraid and I would have to try to encourage her not to be. However, she didn't really have panic attacks like me.

I just wish I would hear something from my son. He has not answered any of my e-mails.

He seems to not want anything to do with me if I don't act the way he thinks I should. His father always had certain things that would bother him, most everything if you get down to it. It is awful to live like that, never knowing what will start them off on a tirade or abuse.

My son has road rage really bad and I am so afraid he is going to hurt someone, even his wife or whomever is riding with him. I rode two round trips to Indianapolis for a procedure and was scared those two round trips. He didn't take into consideration I had just had anesthesia, etc. That is what makes me so mad. He only thinks of himself.

Everyone but him is wrong. Arrogance and that is not a good trait. I think it will get him into deep trouble someday.

Honestly, his father was a poor example of a father. He was hardly around, but when he was, it was not always good times.

Again, thank you so much for your prayers and help. I hope I don't have to wait too long for the counseling and hope I don't have to wait to get this legal stuff done. Just want that off of my mind.

Counseling.... - anon

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You mention Indianapolis. Here's what was suggested for my panic attacks. Find a therapist who is certified in EMDR. Look under EMDRIA on the web. It's apparently a counseling technique that helps with processing of trauma. I hope it helps for you. The meds do help but they are dangerous and hard to get off of if you're on them for a while. As for your son, maybe you should stop trying to initiate a relationship. If he doesn't want one that's respectful and kind, you don't need it. It's his loss and you should always make sure a situation is healthy for you.
maybe try to just work on one thing - at a time.
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Otherwise thinking of everything that is not going right all at the same time is just going to bury you in more anxiety and depession. I too am afraid of so many things, and as I get older, it gets worse. I really try not to let the fears control me because if I do I would have no life and just stay in the house 24/7. I force myself to do things even when I don't feel like it just so the fears don't win.

I think counseling is a great idea. Maybe just work on you for now and getting to be more healthy-minded and then go from there. Unfortunately, we can't make people want a relationship with us, so if your son doesn't seem interested, maybe just let him go and let him live his life the way he wants.

Many times family members are the most toxic for us and not healthy to be around, and it's okay if we have to separate ourselves from them.

I am praying that you find strength and peace in the Lord; that He will satisfy you and be all you need right now. Start there and just take baby steps towards being stronger and being able to function on a day to day basis.

Remember we have a God who symphathizes and understands all our pain and hurts and He wants to help you. Maybe start reading some Psalms. They are very comforting and very helpful in times of trouble. God bless you :-)

To August Lily - No Name

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You did not say if you attended a church regularly. The benefits of doing so are multiple and are awesome. A church family can be of so much comfort and provide a lot of support, even if you do not confide in them. You will find yourself making friends with people who are nonjudgmental and caring.

Need prayers for son and I - augustlily

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I do not go to church. I have issues with my GI tract which chains me to the bathroom. I have had this for many years and have taken many medications, but they just do not curb it enough for me to go anywhere in the morning at all. I have missed many things like funerals, etc. because of this problem and it is a real big issue with me and my depression as well as my son and I.

I wish I could go to church again. I used to be quite active before our church split and I got a divorce, all in the same year. I went to another church but it just was not the same. I have tried through the years to go, but with this issue with my GI tract always present, it is impossible for me to go.

I have to be almost on top of a bathroom or else face having accidents. I had one in Walmart once and it was embarrassing. I was just ready to check out and had to go all the way home to change.

Thanks for your suggestions though, all of you. I appreciate them.

I try to read my Bible. I listen to one person who talks about Revelation and the end times, which I truly believe we are living in and I never thought in my entire life I would see so many things come true.

I am going back to my doctor again. There is medication for it and it is so expensive I cannot afford it.

I cannot find any drug website for the product to ask if I can get it through them perhaps for free.

Thanks again for your reply. I appreciate it.

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