Stress Center Peer Support

The fall has always been a difficult time for my Mom. She carries around with her many scars of deaths of people who very close to her, (brother, father, mother, & husband. When she gets stressed out, she lashes out at me. She has begun picking on me for small things & I am worried that she will have a major meltdown on me. I'm in week 3 of the program and am struggling with saying & thinking my comforting thoughts. I know I can't change her and I know that I don't need to have anxiety about something that hasn't happened. Someone suggested to me that I cut her out of my life, but I don't think that's the answer. I need to find a way to deal with her constructively. My anxiety is at a fever pitch and I need to relax, so I am going to listen my relax tape.

I too have had family like that close to me. Sad as it is, it's their problem and put up boundries to be sure they don't become yours. Offer her Love and support and that's all you can do.