Parenting Overwhelm

You did it again. You snapped at your kid over something small. Maybe it was the shoes left in the hallway for the third time today, or the eye roll and sigh, or the question asked while you were already trying to do four things at once. And now you're lying awake replaying it, feeling terrible, promising yourself tomorrow will be different. If this sounds familiar, you're not failing at parenting. Most parents I work with aren't struggling because of a lack of trying or will

Your body used to do what you asked it to do. Now simple tasks leave you exhausted. You're canceling plans again because you just can't. Your friends say 'let me know if you need anything,' but you can't keep asking for help. You feel bad for needing help, for being tired, for not being fun anymore. You're supposed to be grateful you're alive, but mostly you're exhausted and frustrated. The grief of life after illness is real. Therapy for adults with chronic illness in IL & C