Overwhelmed

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There’s so much going on in my life right now and I don’t see things letting up anytime soon. If anything, I’ll only be getting busier.

Parents are divorcing, boyfriend and I are looking for an apartment but nothing affordable is coming up, Im working on my SSI review stuff, I’ll be dealing with school again either this upcoming semester or the next one, and I’ll be working again after I’ve moved.

I’m happy that I’m making some progress in my life but I also feel so overwhelmed. The ongoing divorce of my parents has all of my immediate family stressed out and, frankly, traumatized. I feel responsible for helping the most negatively impacted family members deal with that but that’s hard on me emotionally.

I’m okay with my current med situation. Not in therapy atm. What would y’all suggest as far as methods for coping with all of this?

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I suggest you allow yourself to grieve losing your parents marriage and your family separating. Getting a therapist may help you process all that

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Thank you. It does seem like allowing myself to grieve would help a lot. I feel like my grief is stuffed up inside and I have no outlet for it. But there are outlets, and therapy would be a wonderful one.

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Also I hope to be assessed for autism soon. Figuring that out, one way or the other, would probably help a lot as well.

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I wish you well @antidepressant044
Like @LilyoftheValley said, allow yourself to grieve.
It’s important.

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Thank you; I appreciate your kindness :slight_smile:

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Hiya @antidepressant044,

Make sure you take some time for yourself to practice a bit of self-care during this process.

It can be binge-watching your favorite shows, taking a nice bubble bath, or going for a peaceful walk.

Just something that will make you feel nice and that you’ll enjoy.

Wishing you the best during this time :sunny:

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This all sounds very stressful! That feeling of being responsible is already causing you distress. For coping with this, I’d suggest you set yourself some boundaries. What do you choose to be responsible for, and what do you choose to not be responsible for? Knowing where your limits are will help because it won’t seem like a bottomless hole. My advice would be to own responsibility for your own words and actions, your own well-being and emotions. Let them be responsible for theirs. Let them be angry, and let them grieve. Just be there and listen. Don’t hold yourself responsible for fixing everything and everyone. Good luck, I know how hard that can be. x

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Thank you both. Self-care and boundaries are so important! And they go hand in hand when you really think about it. :heart:

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Congratulations on all the progress @antidepressant044

With work and all.

I don’t know just remember that you deserve all this progress because you work hard for it :slight_smile:

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Thank you! That’s super sweet of you to say. :blush:

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My brother is being prescribed a beta blocker for high blood pressure and he’s supposed to have an ultrasound performed on his heart soon. There’s just no break from all the crap lol.

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