If your kid ever tell you that they are sick, they’re feeling bad or something is happening to them, PLEASE, do not minimise their feelings. Acknowledge what might be happening and work with them to find a solution.
The amount of trauma that builds up after your feelings are not recognised, makes it hard in the future to acknowledge the truth about ourselves and makes it even harder to express what our sickness do to us. Makes it hard to believe that we’re actually sick and take us even more time to admit that we need help, professional help.
If your kid tells you that, somehow, they’re not ok, PLEASE, just listen and validate what they are feeling in that instant. After that, you can both use the reason to find an exit.
Just… please… listen…
From a daughter
To all the parents out there…
