I'm so emotionally burned out that I just keep repeating in my head, 'I'm a good mom, I'm a good mom…

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I'm so emotionally burned out that I just keep repeating in my head, 'I'm a good mom, I'm a good mom'... But everything keeps falling apart. Honestly, I don't want anything; I do everything mechanically. When the kids are at school or daycare, I force myself to sleep, and if I can't fall asleep, I just lie there in silence. I've started hating both morning and evening because the children's screaming starts again—mostly triggered by the older one, who might not have all his pieces together right now, which I'm trying to figure out. This lack of clarity has been with him since birth; I just used to blame it on his personality and age... But now I'm forcing myself to stop denying the problem because, globally speaking, it exists. There's a fear that we won't be able to help him, as if some things simply can't be fixed. I don't know how you even "repair" a mind... Today I went to the principal again (told her we're working on it, there's a problem—we're solving it)... And it feels like I only have one child; all my thoughts are about the older one... It makes me feel so terrible... There are some warm moments, but mostly I'm stuck in some kind of black whirlpool... And then there's the sleep deprivation...
We went for a diagnostic evaluation, and ADHD wasn't found, but they diagnosed anxiety and obsessive…
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Kristina
Are there any helpers? Dad, grandmas?
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Elena
And what is his problem, or what problems are you having with him? I don't even know how to phrase it correctly after reading this.
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Kristina
Kristina You need rest. Look for a camp for your older child, at least for the school holidays. Right now, during the school term, make use of after-school programs as much as possible. You need to take care of yourself.
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Jullia
Well, I blamed it on him being a boy for 10 years, but if he's not just 'a boy', I guess I'm not blind.
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Petronika
Oh, let it be a boy. Health and peace to everyone.
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Jullia
thank you
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Ekaterina
You need a hobby to distract yourself and switch off your mind. For me, it turned out to be fitness and strength training. This morning, after sending everyone off, I went to the gym with music on full blast in my headphones.
Most of us have something going on in our heads; some live with it and suffer, while others don't. You're doing great, you're on the right track, and you'll definitely figure out what's wrong and help yourself and your son. 🤞
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Jullia
Ekaterina Thank you ❤
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Lena Pugacheva
My older one provokes my younger one too. She has ADHD, she hooks or riles up her calm brother and it starts... I don't know what I feel anymore when I see that spark in her eyes again. If I have to go somewhere with both kids, I'm on edge because I have to feel ashamed everywhere I go
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Jullia
Time for my son 🤣 Oh no no 🤣 What makes you think that? Are you projecting your own stuff onto me? No thanks
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Jullia
Elena I was going in with a suspicion of ADHD, the neuropsychologist didn't see it, next week we're going to a psychiatrist
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Nastya
Time isn't when you put it in sections where they pile on top of it. It's time when you are its loving mother. It's your business, of course.
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Lyudmila
I want to support you. Think about how this is all temporary. And you should still go to a psychiatrist. I would recommend our neuropsychologist, but she's far from you. Otherwise, she's really great. It's not easy with my son either. There are nuances. What he writes in school, in his notebooks, is just a disaster. At home, I make him rewrite everything. I don't yell. He had a motor skills issue; if you sit with him, he does great. He crosses out a lot during lessons. His math notebooks are a mess, everything is smudged. I'm teaching him to skip lines.
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Irina
Just sending a hug 🫂
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Jullia
Irina thanks..
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