I calmly told her that it was a lot of things, not just the medicine and that no magic pill could change everything.
Stop that ^^^^^, right now, bud.
Unless you dig scars.
That ^^^ is what my W said way back when, was a reason...that I'm "Mr. F'n Know it All"...actually the f-bombs were much more pervasive than depicted here.
And, she was right... even though I have a degree in Psycho, post-grad work and counseling experience, she was ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!
There's a reason counselors and doctors don't "work" on their own family...
She wants to be her own person, figure out her stuff, ON HER OWN... She doesn't want your input, especially now...maybe later, but not now.
So, give her that space, that freedom, that love. I have teens and you know, you have to let them do that.
Let them approach you, if they want your advice, input, etc.
In my sitch, W was on effexor, and when SHE was ready, she asked for my thoughts AFTER I sensed an "open mind" space and dropped a 3rd party hint when she had told me about some stuff she was worried about regarding the AD...
If she wants your thoughts, she will come to you...otherwise let her figure this out on her own...that is the hallmark of "Aloof, yet Available".
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm
