"There will be days like this"

That is a familiar phrase that our mom's usually say.

Believe me, you will have those days.   I see moms having those days at the autism clinic, at the grocery store, and in other public places.  Been there, done that.  Still there.  Still happens.  You think you might get a reprieve, things are seeming to work, getting into a routine, everything is livable, and then out of no where, your child wakes up and NOTHING is right.  I mean NOTHING...  it's trauma drama from the moment they wake until they finally drop off to sleep for the night.

 I use to hate those days.  I would go over and over what happened, what he was exposed to, what I did wrong, is the therapy we are doing wrong, should I be doing something else... It was TORMENT.  Here is my most important tip I have for you. 

                     THERE WILL BE DAYS LIKE THIS! 

• Days when the all the outside input for an autistic child is just too overwhelming to deal with
• Days when a bi-polar child's chemicals are just out of whack, maybe adrenaline, maybe hormonal, may be they are overtired, who knows... it's a mental illness.
• Days when an OCD persons thoughts are so rapid they think they are going crazy.

From one mother to another, one caregiver to another, don't add stress to the day by tormenting yourself with thinking that you caused this by doing or not doing something right.  DAYS LIKE THIS JUST HAPPEN!  Expect them.  You adjust your expectations, adjust your schedule, sleep when they sleep, and realize, tomorrow is another day.  Usually, it passes and the next day, they will wake up able to cope, at least a little better with life.

As sure as the sun comes up in the morning and sets in the evening, this too shall pass.

Have hope,

Lynne