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How can i get over my parents divorce?

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Dr. Andrew Ho answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Accept: Parents have needs too. While children's feelings are important, parents' happiness are important too. Once kids are older/adults, parents may wish to shift attention to better care for themselves. If getting divorced is part of that plan, then why not see it that way and wish them the best? Since your parents are adults, hopefully they know what they are doing. Divorce may not be the hoped cure.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Jeffrey Satinover answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Surprise ans:: You may not. It is a loss, and may always be experienced by you as such (meaning it was valuable in the first place, a good thing). But how it affects you as you go on your life can change profoundly. It can go from a dire center that attracts everything into it, like a whirlpool, to a sad fact that you honor, as you live your own life, while honoring theirs, foibles and all.

Answered 10/24/2017

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Divorce: Talking openly with your parents and your close friends as to how the divorce has affected you and releasing the emotions that go with this loss are important steps toward resolution. Divorce is painful for everyone and empathy and understanding are key elements that allow us to move forward. Best.

Answered 5/26/2016

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Dr. Anthony Vertino answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Difficult: When working with adult's whose parents have divorced, I usually remind them that there are likely details and events that may never be made public. This absence of information can make accepting parent's divorce a truly difficult experience. Acceptance is the key and if you can maintain a relationship with both your parents following divorce, I would put my energies there.

Answered 5/14/2016

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