Posted by muffled on January 18, 2008, at 13:48:55
In reply to :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(, posted by sunnydays on January 18, 2008, at 12:04:05
Sunnydays, he might not be back....life has no guarantees, but y'know what? I think he WILL be back. Winter is the worst time for viruses, there's tons going around here right now. So I'd say the odds are WAY in your favor that he won't be sick for long, and will be back again quite soon. I think your kid pretty much knows he will be back, but she still scared. Can you try and distract yourself? Can you write down all your wild thots, and then follow each one up with a logical, true, answer.
Eg: 'My T is gonna be gone forever'. You can refute that with, he has been gone for periods of time, many times before, but he has ALWAYS come back in the past. There may be a delay, but he comes back.
And there's stuff your kid is pannicking and thinking and feeling, at this point adult you knows its not true, but your kid won't listen. You can try yelling STOP! out loud to try and get her attention, and then reassure her kindly.
Then there's all the relaxation stuff, and trying to be around others who you are comfortable with.
This will pass SD.
Ride it out.
Do what you can to be more comfortable.
M
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