Depressed About My Empty Nest

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Kris just dropped her child off at college and says she feels like she won't be able to overcome the sadness she feels. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:44.0	Thank you.
0:45.0	Hi. Hi.
0:48.0	What can I help you with?
0:50.0	Um, I just dropped my youngest off of college and I think your screen are really summed it up and is it I think
0:59.4	This generation this group of kids like we're really close to them because we had those
1:02.8	here alone and I'm so profoundly sad and I don't want to be like I I don't want to
1:10.0	I'm sorry for a little while you're going to be sad that's normal transitional mood
1:15.4	nothing wrong with it just don't act out on it by making your kid feel guilty
1:21.0	don't start drinking don't start doing self-destructive things.
1:27.0	But to feel sad at a transition like this, normal I feel like I can't even I feel like I can't even you feel like
1:39.7	you feel like you can't is not a reality feeling like you can or can't is not a reality. Feeling like you can or can't is not a reality. It's a whiny mood. Of course you can. You can get on a bicycle right now and go for a ride and come back and feel great.
1:56.0	I hope you brought your kid up to learn how to deal with transitions without becoming self-destructive,
2:02.0	where I feel that I can't. Of course you can. Feeling like you can't is fake.
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