Such Strong Emotions

Such Strong Emotions

Everyone talks about the difficult infant stage and even the terrible two’s. But somehow they skip over them 1 year olds. This is an area that needs more attention brought to it.

At first, things are all rosey. You’re so excited about reaching that 1 year old milestone, getting through some of the roughest days, planning a fun way to celebrate with family and friends, and even happy that their eating more table foods so prep takes less work. But let me tell you, it is a false sense of security LOL.

Because while they are more communicative, you still have no clue what they are saying. And they have what I have deemed as “strong emotions” (but that might be therapist in me). Nishay goes from happiness to intense frustration/anger quickly. She is so fragile that everything makes her cry or fall out, even touching her becomes an issue and the patience threshold is extremely low during her strong emotions episodes. Also, she now has more opinions about everything and makes sure to let you know.

Here’s the thing, the therapist in me wants her to be able to express emotions openly and feel safe. The rational part of me totally recognizes that she has limited skills to communicate with others, has not learned to regulate her emotions and has limited ability to implement coping skills. But that does not stop me from feeling overwhelmed or annoyed by these daily episodes of STRONG EMOTIONS!!