Anxiety

[Patty-o]

I suffer from severe depression and now I have awful anxiety due to a child custody case. I'm the grandma and have raised him since birth. Now his unfit father wants to come back into his life after 10 years. He is autistic, so we deal with a lot of issues that the father thinks r made up. Some days all I do is sit and cry,afraid of the outcome of it all. Any advice would really help me.

[Justswimming]

How are you raising a 10,year old with you having severe depression? Do you have help? Are you treating the depre ssion? What makes the father unfit? Drugs? What type of autism ? Is he in regular school? Sorry for all the questions but it seems you have a lot on your plate. Does the child see a psychologist that could testify to what's best for him?

[Patty-o in reply to Justswimming]

My husband and I r raising him, my depression is mostly in check. The father is emotionally and physically an abuser, let alone a drug abuser. My grandson attends regular school but is in learning support classes. He is,a very loving child.

[Rick1on1]

This is a very difficult situation. Maybe the only thing to do is to try and divert your attention to something else and constructive.

Maybe research similar custody cases to help your own?

[Patty-o in reply to Rick1on1]

Sounds like a good idea, maybe some support groups for anxiety.

[tmar4949]

Patty-o: My heart goes out to you. I cannot even imagine going through something like that. Try to focus on the thought that the courts are going to take everything into consideration. You will come out as the obvious best choice for the child. Sorry I can't advise you on how to reduce your stress right now, but I hope and pray for a happy outcome. Sending hugs 🤗