Daughter taking a toll

[Strongest123]

Hello everyone on here. I honestly feel like this is happening more and more each day. I’ve disabled with OCD and Severe Depressive episode. I’m a single father to a teenage daughter that I absolutely adore. My daughter turned 13 this April. The last 2 years with my daughter have been a major struggle for me and my ex wife. The last few months have been horrendous. I believe my daughter has her own issues. We put her in therapy and she just recently started on medication. I myself am a person that seek people that are positive happy and uplifting. I with my own issues can sink down a deep hole such as what happened years ago. I love her, and would do anything for her but lately being with her has been very difficult. I believe she is going through her hormonal changes and she does have some brain chemistry imbalances. I love being with her, but lately being with her is affecting my mental wellbeing. She can get really irritable, angry, short fused and just not a nice person. There are times when she can be really good, but those are a rarity. My daughters changed so much the last 2 years it’s unreal. She’s also taking a toll on her mom, my ex wife. I had her yesterday into today but I just dropped her off at her moms. She asked me if I was ok, but I told her I was having one of my down days. She asked me if it was because of her I refused to to her. I don’t wanna hurt my daughters feelings at all. I know she’s going through her own issues, and I don’t want her worrying about me. Thank you. SAMSON

[Agora1]

Strongest123, I am truly sorry for what you are going through right now.

I understand all too well. May I suggest to keep working on yourself.

What you are going through is very tiring both physically and mentally.

These emotions need to be released or they can drag us down a deep hole.

Have outlets that can release that stress and tension. It's important for your

mental sanity. Most of all, keep the line of communication open with your daughter.

She is fighting an inner turmoil herself right now but she needs to keep hearing

she is loved. Welcome to Fatherhood #102...being a dad of a teenage daughter

Take care of yourself my friend xx