Anyone see a therapist or something of the sort?

Miller238

Have your LO allergies driven you to depression or extreme bouts of anxiety where you just don't know how to handle all of the stress?  Do you see anyone to talk about these feelings?

magdusia

I went to a therapist a few months ago b/c i couldn't deal with it anymore. it was mainly his allergies that were causing fights with me and my IL's.  I think it was a combination of allergies, IL drama and i was having some issues with DH and it was mainly due to DS's allergies -we weren't seeing eye to eye with things. 

I went couple of times and stopped b/c it was $120  a week and my insurance didn't cover it... i think it's worth going. sometimes you just need to let the anger out.

and i completely get anxiety and am stressed all the time when it comes to his allergies. I feel like at any moment someone can slip.  I think this will be the case until our kids will be old enough to understand and question everything.   hopefully then we can relax a little more.

Some people tell me to just chill .  But i can guarantee you they didn't just come back from a park where you saw your son running towards something and it was an open bag of reese's peanut pieces and there were a ton left inside. If i for some reason decided to text someone or look away for 5 seconds, my son could have been dead.  I literally ran so fast just to get to what ever he was reaching for before he did.  He touched the bag with his finger tips before i snatched it.  those 5 seconds can be life or death.  Yup.. i'm stressed.

magdusia

Also, i think a forum like this (or the others i belong to) are really therapeutic.  Reading stories and what other moms go through helps a lot IMO

blue33

We are newly diagnosed, but I have dealt with an adult onset shellfish allergy for years, and it is depressing at times. Seafood is my husband's absolute favorite, and sometimes just being in smelling distance of seafood makes me have a gastrointestinal reaction. We use to go on dates and eat crabcakes and crab legs together, but no more. Some people don't understand or feel that I am over reacting when I mention that I can't go to a restaurant or I can't have something. I was at a party, and they served jambalya with shrimp and sausage. I discretely asked the host what was in the dish, and she told me. I told her it sounded divine, but that I was allergic to shellfish so I would just have some chips and salsa. She  said, "oh, just pick the shrimp out. I slaved for hours on this dish". uhm, it doesn't work like that. I really felt she was insulted that I was the only one not eating, or that I didn't eat, because she didn't cater to my dietary needs. Totally not the case. Just to be on the safe side, I usually don't eat foods that are unfamiliar at parties or go to seafood restaurants. I can't imagine how overly protective I will be over my son when he is able to eat more things. My fear is that someone will give him something he is allergic to when I am not around. I am getting him a medic alert bracelet and telling everyone I know of his allergy, but I just fear that it won't be enough, someone may make a mistake and let him have a cookie or a piece of cake or a sandwich with regular bread when he is older. I just pray and ask God to protect both of us.