- Date posted
- 2y
Moms?
I’m not sure if I should post this here but I’m tired of driving myself crazy. I am a mom. I have 2 girls. One is a new teen and one is a preschooler. The teen used to be very attached to me. Obviously, I know things change with teenage brains. However we were really close, like inseparable and now she mostly wants to be alone and doesn’t want her sister OR I around her much at all. Rarely does she want to do things with me anymore. Again, I’m sure many moms with teens experience this. I see her friends and it appears they still want to hang out with their moms some? And it seems they aren’t as annoyed? With my brand of OCD, I’m constantly assuming or obsessing whether I’m a bad person, mom, wife, friend, either, etc. That something is very wrong with me and every relationship I have. It has gotten way more intense lately. I’m constantly obsessing over things I did or said and if they make me a bad mom and my daughter hate me. I do it about everyone but it’s not as intense as with her. I do not want to ask her nor do I know how. I tried once and it annoyed her. I also don’t want to be needy. Do other moms struggle with this? How do you manage it? I never know if this is completely normal or if I’m just worse? My husband says it’s in my head but it’s so hard to find any relief. I don’t believe him.