A key to acceptance of your child’s mental illness or addiction

When your child has a mental illness or addiction, life is not the same as before their illness.  It is likely that not only are you experiencing new challenges, but you are seeing differences in your child.

His or her actions, behaviors, abilities, things they enjoy, and how they relate to the world may be different than before.

You may have been suddenly thrown into this new way of living and become caught up in the struggles.

In order to fully accept what is happening, their illness, the new changes, you may need to grieve the loss of who they were before their illness.

This was true for me…when my son was still living, many childhood memories came flooding back and I began mourning the loss of who he was prior to becoming ill. At first I went through sadness as I remembered these moments, but then I was able to fully embrace all of him…the whole person, including how things were then and feeling connected to the sweetness and kindness of his soul. 

Whether your child has been recently diagnosed with an illness or has an addiction, or whether it’s been quite a while, grieving this loss may help you come full circle to accepting the changes and connecting with their heart. 

Let me know if this resonates with you. 

Sending love and light, 

Debbie

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