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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So she has issues with you screaming at your children for… being children, and you don’t care to change anything about your actions, thoughts, behaviours to eliminate this? Because you ‘know yourself’?

I tend to think the people who are most opposed to therapy are the ones who need it the most. Maybe you just haven’t found the right one, a male therapist may be more beneficial for you. [/quote]

Who said I scream at them? And who said I don't care to change anything about my actions or want to change my thoughts or behaviors? I mean, I realize I'm feeling stressed in these stressful situations, and so I try to do things to handle my stress and/or improve my reaction to stressful situations... why do you need a therapist to do that? If I feel my heart race and a tension headache develop in a stressful situation, isn't a prescription anxiety med going to be more effective than rehashing why my dad sucks? What am I missing?[/quote]
Coming to terms with your dad sucking (which, it sounds like you're doing) removes that stressor from your life. Taking medicine to calm anxiety may calm your anxiety, but doesn't erraducate the cause. Another  thing for you to consider is that one or more of your kids is an age you were when particularly harmful things happened in your life. You may benefit from self care like goid sleep, healthful eating, exercise and abstaining from alcohol. Therapy woukd only help you if you actually want to do it. There is no need to force yourself. To quiet your spouse, tell her you will make an effort for the next few months to improve your quality of life and, if nothing changes, you'll consider therapy. [/quote]

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