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Sep. 19th, 2018 05:05 pmDanny came home from his yearly trek to DadCon. It's always such an amazing experience for him, and I'm so glad.
Three years ago was the first time he was able to be open about the abuse he suffered as a child, in a group session (mental health breakout). That year was actually really difficult, and he was kind of a wreck in the weeks and months afterward, as he began to publicly speak up about a lot of things. He went through a lot of ups and downs leading up to his going on the Lexapro.
Lexapro, as I mentioned in another entry, has really made a huge difference in our family life. Prior to taking it, Danny experienced and expressed almost every emotion as rage. Sad? Rage. Angry? Rage. Overwhelmed? Rage. Guilty? Rage. You get the drift. Since taking the mediation, we joke that he is experiencing "real human emotions." He doesn't always like this. And like many anti-depressants, sometimes his emotions are more muted than he would like. But overall....so much good has come of it.
Anyway, he came home from the latest DadCon on Sunday. On Monday, he called a Therapist's Office in a nearby town. Yesterday the therapist called him back and he set up an appointment for today. He called a bit ago and said that it went well and told me a bit about it.
I'm so glad. He has come so far in the past three years. It's amazing to see. There are still difficult times, but they are much less frequent and more manageable. He is present for his family, and he doesn't lash out and hurt me (emotionally) as much as he used to.
Three years ago was the first time he was able to be open about the abuse he suffered as a child, in a group session (mental health breakout). That year was actually really difficult, and he was kind of a wreck in the weeks and months afterward, as he began to publicly speak up about a lot of things. He went through a lot of ups and downs leading up to his going on the Lexapro.
Lexapro, as I mentioned in another entry, has really made a huge difference in our family life. Prior to taking it, Danny experienced and expressed almost every emotion as rage. Sad? Rage. Angry? Rage. Overwhelmed? Rage. Guilty? Rage. You get the drift. Since taking the mediation, we joke that he is experiencing "real human emotions." He doesn't always like this. And like many anti-depressants, sometimes his emotions are more muted than he would like. But overall....so much good has come of it.
Anyway, he came home from the latest DadCon on Sunday. On Monday, he called a Therapist's Office in a nearby town. Yesterday the therapist called him back and he set up an appointment for today. He called a bit ago and said that it went well and told me a bit about it.
I'm so glad. He has come so far in the past three years. It's amazing to see. There are still difficult times, but they are much less frequent and more manageable. He is present for his family, and he doesn't lash out and hurt me (emotionally) as much as he used to.
