Hi tropical von..
Just wanted to say ,im in a similar situation as you,As well as suffering with severe anxiety most of my life,my 22 yr old daughters dad is dead (drugs)my nearly 15 yr old son is going the same way..(alcohol and drugs)my daughter went off the rails during her teenage yrs and my son is going through very turbulent times especially as he is now waking up to the reality of his dads situation and is starting to realise that unfortunately he doesnt come much into the eqaution coz booze and drugs will always always come first . im doing everything i can to try and keep him on track..which is hard when life feels like some kind of hellish joke half the time lately lol..i havnt exactly been model parent ,but ive always kept my family togeather and loved my kids more than anything in the world and thankfully dispite all the ups and downs they absaloutely know that .Im sure yours do too :-)
We do our best under sometimes ludicrously stressful and emotionally painful circumstances that i feel is not often recognised
Why can us women not pat ourselves on the back for all that we do and take on?instead of punishing ourselves for never being enough.No wonder we have panic attacks!
Am just posting in recognition to you and sending a hug your way x