Hello out there! Is there anybody out there????
Not too many posts on this subject. However a great deal of my anxiety comes from my fears and worries that I have with my children. I have two high needs kids ages 3 and 15. My son 15 does dislpay both anxiety and depression of course at this age he can't see what I have and he also has this going on with him. To make it worse for all fo us he started doing drugs etc. and i'm not sure if he will stop! or if he has my trust is weak. I must learn how to handle it for my sake and my families. THIS IS SOMETHING I MUST LEARN TO WORK INTO MY PROGRAM IN ORDER TO GET BETTER.....

I know what you mean. My kids don't have any of these problems that I can see but it does effect them and our daily lives. I don't feel like the person I was before all this started happening. I have to get better, if not just for myself than for them. I suggest just continuing the program and really concentrating on it. The more I do the workbook, the better I feel. When I let it go for a few days I can really see a differnce. I have hope that I can beat this and you can too, it just takes time and effort. If you can learn how to beat it maybe you can teach these skills to your son. I wish you all the best

THANKS Kimmie28
I'm looking into ways to help my self and specially thE way I feel when my sons in trouble I think maybe a group sesson with parents of trouble teens or something like that would help me handle those feelings better. ANYONE KNOW ONE!

Hi I have a 3 year old and a 10 year old. My 10 year old has a very sassy mouth and he seems to be having a little bit of depression. Not bad or anything but I can tell a little. His dad isn't really in his life I am remarried so I think that his dad not beiong around affects him. I have noticed to that he feels insacure sometimes, he is in sports and when his basketball first started he seemed so nervious all the time and imbaressed I really felt bad for him and thought he has some of my anxiety traits. I hope my kids don't have to go through what I have with this. As for your some having problems with drugs, I know alot of kids these days do. It's a horrible thing but kids always try and fit in. I am a young mother well maybe not so young anymore. I am 28 and had my first son when I had just turned 18. I experimented with drugs in my teen age years never anything to harsh but I think kids are very curious!!!! I can't imagine what I will do if my kids ever do drugs or will I ever know thats the problem we can only protect are children so much. Sweety hang in there and talk to your son!!! I'm sure you have gosh I just don't know what to say thats a hard thing to deal with!!!! Is he in sports?? I know this keeps kids occupied and it doesn't give them as much free time to do whatever! Take care!

HI: Kurstin, I'm also remarried and It was very good at first for my son, now It seems to be harder for him and his stepdad. I think being a teenager adds to his stress and ours, also the fact he has had so many things change new dad new sister new schools new home. When he was young he was in regligous ed. and boy scouts. I didn't have much money to put him in too many activities and now he takes no intest in any thing I can do for him now! I became sick a year and a half ago. I had Grandma watch his sister and my son went to his fathers for a week, however it has turned into a nightmare his father and I had a very bad marriage. I thought my sons father was at a point in his life were he could be a better person WRONG... My sons father talked his son into staying and he lets him do anything and because of my sons age 15 the courts pretty much let him stay with his father because thats were he wants to be, eventhough he has been in huge trouble with school, druges, law. I never stop helping my son I'm alway there when he crashs... It is wearing me out and our family and my marriage suffers... Well I have this program so I can improve my personality traits and my life skills and I will work on passing this on to both my children and my husband......Sooooo I will end my venting now and work on a more positive day with less expections.. God Bless