Self-help articles and therapists often like to make coddling your mental disorder(s) the only star of the show. “You first.
Gotta put on your oxygen mask before assisting others,” haha. But what if, say, you were the pilot and your oxygen mask was out of reach?
I have to steady the plane before I can reach for my mask. And the plane never steadies. That’s what having children is like when trying to deal with my own mental disorders and their symptoms.
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