This Crazy Life

She’s still inpatient.  We’re in her sixth week.  She’s getting antsy, she’s gaining weight and she’s stuck.  This is where it starts to get hard so we’ll see how she does, if she can break through or back down.  She really wanted to move to residential so she could leave the unit with her dad and me this weekend.  However, that’s not going to happen.  But it should happen eventually, and I’ll tell her that when I talk to her tonight too.  It is what it is, even if it sucks.  I hate seeing her in so much distress, but I have to remind myself it’s all for the best and all for her to get her life back.  One bite at a time.  Until then I’m going to practice handling her distress the best I can.  I’ll practice emotion coaching.  I’ll keep practicing so maybe we can be successful this time when she comes home.