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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the boomer generation is both hugely entitled and also has never been asked to be accountable for their own actions and emotions for some reason.
eg my therapist sent me a link recently to an explanation on cognitive distortions. I shared it with my mom and said something like 'helpful!' My mom has OCD/ OCPD, black and white thinking, catastrophic thinking, generalized anxiety and possible borderline personality disorder traits. She just said 'oh this doesn't apply to you or i'.
same with my dad who is clearly depressed but would never even consider thinking he is depressed. 
It is hugely annoying. Why do you both get to be babies in denial? Grow up and take responsibility for your behavior. [/quote]

Did you talk to your therapist before you sent this along to your parents with the message, "very helpful?" You don't control their reactions. You are in therapy to learn how to not care about their behavior and move on. A new therapist may be in order.[/quote]

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