I have done the EXACT SAME THING with car seats! If I need to get them out for any reason, it ends in rage and tears. Unfortunately my kids see it sometimes and I have a talk after explaining how and why I lost my cool and how I will help myself in the future. Really, car seat manufacturers are to blame and should be held culpable for mother's mental health 🤣
In all seriousness, your crisis definitely was a crisis. Anytime we reach out breaking point where our body pushes back and says, "ENOUGH", it's a crisis. It doesn't matter what triggers it. Therapy helps with perspective and identity so you can learn how to handle a bigger crisis.
Totally agree about mental health gaps in this country. I think mental health is becoming an epidemic in the US and no one seems to care. With an inflated health care system, mental health services cost an arm and a leg. We are left to recognize and manage ourselves if we don't have resources, but some people aren't even educated on mental health basics and their lives crumble around them because of it.
Sorry I'll get off my soap box. Excellent post! I need to sign up for the conference. I'll be out of town that weekend but can watch recordings.
I really appreciated this post. I assumed 988 was for suicidal thoughts, and it's really nice to think there's an option before it gets to that point.
Thank you 😊 It is so important to understand resources out there but often that assumption is made due to language used by the resources themselves.
I have done the EXACT SAME THING with car seats! If I need to get them out for any reason, it ends in rage and tears. Unfortunately my kids see it sometimes and I have a talk after explaining how and why I lost my cool and how I will help myself in the future. Really, car seat manufacturers are to blame and should be held culpable for mother's mental health 🤣
In all seriousness, your crisis definitely was a crisis. Anytime we reach out breaking point where our body pushes back and says, "ENOUGH", it's a crisis. It doesn't matter what triggers it. Therapy helps with perspective and identity so you can learn how to handle a bigger crisis.
Totally agree about mental health gaps in this country. I think mental health is becoming an epidemic in the US and no one seems to care. With an inflated health care system, mental health services cost an arm and a leg. We are left to recognize and manage ourselves if we don't have resources, but some people aren't even educated on mental health basics and their lives crumble around them because of it.
Sorry I'll get off my soap box. Excellent post! I need to sign up for the conference. I'll be out of town that weekend but can watch recordings.
Stay on the soapbox, Heather!
The more we talk about how common struggles are and how many different ways there are to find support, the more we show compassion to each other.