“I also wanted to share it here after some really touching posts from others who are also affected by this. In addition, I sometimes feel a taboo about being vulnerable as a parent,” Jennifer writes. Since the accident, her ‘feelers’ have been constantly on alert and that is ‘extremely exhausting’, according to the concerned mother.
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In the meantime, the fear has taken over her life to such an extent that she recently jumped into the water during a fit of mental bewilderment with her telephone and all when her son Ben – with straps on – jumped into the pool. According to Jennifer, there was a short circuit in her head at that time, while nothing was wrong.
Partly for this reason, she will start next week with EMDR, a therapy for people who continue to suffer from the consequences of a shocking experience, such as an accident, sexual violence or a violent incident. She continues: ‘Hope those sharpest edges will come off, because Ben was more shocked by my reaction than by the cold water.’
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