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Are You Sure You’re Not Depressed?

Most men will experience temporary periods of downheartedness or imbalance in their lives during the divorce process and for a period of time once the divorce is final.  Experiencing long periods of downheartedness or imbalance can be dangerous to their health, be destructive to their relationships and can negatively affect their job performance

How do you know when you've crossed from bouts with downheartedness to depression?

by Richard J. Avdoian, MS, MSW, CSP

In the course of a divorce, we are often hurt by others and by ourselves through our self-doubt. Holding in hurt feelings for months in some cases years, is stressful, can cause minor and major illnesses and result in a very dysfunctional life.

Learning to forgive, get over it and make a decision to move forward is an important part of reclaiming a healthy life.

Stuck in Crisis Mode

Small hurtful comments or situations are typically easy to laugh off or process with little aftermath reaction.  But there are hurts that we experience that are so unfair, unforeseen, deeply felt that we retreat and we get “stuck in crisis mode” we choose not to forgive the person(s) who caused the situation that created the hurt.

First of all, celebrate the event with your child and explain this is the first step towards being a teenager.  Consider a trip to the local ice cream shop or a favorite to restaurant or a special activity.

Read more after the jump for a few Tooth Fairy Tips:

Though it's a commonly used phrase, we must remember to never refer to time spent with your child as babysitting.  A babysitter is defined by Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus as “a person who looks after children for short periods of time in the absence of the parents”

Mothers never reference time spent with their children as babysitting but rather “I’m home with the kids.”

You babysit your niece, nephew, and neighbor children, not your child or children.