Cell phone therapy

[Guest guest]

*****he has/knows our cell phone numbers to call. He does

*****so for the tiniest little thing, and it's probably

*****just his way of " checking in " when he gets

*****overwhelmed.

My Beth, now 17 (as/bipolar/social anxiety), loves being able to contact me

wherever I am. I lead a busy life so it's a safety net for her...knowing all

she has to do to hear my voice is call. And sometimes she calls about the

silliest little things, at very unconvenient times for me, but I give her

the time as much as I can, knowing that it is most like a calming tool for

her, just to talk for a minute.

maralee

[Guest guest]

Maralee,

NTs aren't so different. My dd didn't call at all while she was a

freshman or sophomore in college. NOW that she is 23 and living on her

own, she calls ALL THE TIME - on her lunch break, while cooking dinner,

while grocery shopping (which cut of meat is better for xy or z, how do

I do such and such in the kitchen, or just plain " I'm ticked off and I

need to vent. " She has also met some people her own age to vent to, but

we're convenient because we're three hours behind her, so she can call

us later and not worry about waking us up! Just a note about older

children...

Liz

On Jan 22, 2006, at 11:54 AM, ~~Maralee~~ wrote:

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> *****he has/knows our cell phone numbers to call. He does

> *****so for the tiniest little thing, and it's probably

> *****just his way of " checking in " when he gets

> *****overwhelmed.

>

> My Beth, now 17 (as/bipolar/social anxiety), loves being able to

> contact me

> wherever I am. I lead a busy life so it's a safety net for

> her...knowing all

> she has to do to hear my voice is call. And sometimes she calls about

> the

> silliest little things, at very unconvenient times for me, but I give

> her

> the time as much as I can, knowing that it is most like a calming tool

> for

> her, just to talk for a minute.

>

> maralee

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