Breakaway, You are modeling healthy behavior and communication skills. Be aware of what triggers you in these situations. He has never seen "healthy" before but it looks like he is noticing and responding. This helps him overcome those pessimistic thoughts - "everybody/nobody/always/never." You are showing him that it's not true. You are handling it.
Cheers
M22,H45,W45 S21/18D12 Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties and at the same time confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.
