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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don’t know that this is lifelong yet. Don’t get ahead of yourself. You won’t know that unless she has multiple incidents over a series of years.

With compassion, may I suggest that due to this catastrophic thinking on your part, perhaps you’d benefit from therapy too? [/quote]
OP here. She said she’s felt this way her entire life, so I don’t expect it to go away, since it doesn’t seem to be situational. I want to stay in her life as she matures, and stay close, so I want to make sure I’m supportive without pushing her away. I don’t think this is catastrophic thinking. [/quote]

True. It also may be the depression talking. When I’m depressed I feel like I’ve always been depressed. Then, when I feel better I’m able to see things more clearly. I echo what others said about meds. Don’t be afraid to use them. They’ve saved me more than once. I’m a mom with depression, working to support a preteen with depression. I wrote the post about catastrophic thinking because I always have to interrogate my own thinking when I start feeling hopeless about my own kid. [/quote]

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