I feel trapped, frustrated and resentful.

[Buzz2]

I'm having a difficult time navigating between feelings of compassion and anger.  I need more time to just be so that I can sort through emotions of my own sometimes and I have begun to try to set limits little by little.  I just can't do everything at once that I would like to do as it throws him off and when he feels like he's losing control, the control becomes worse.

Just wanted to say - me too!  I am new to the boards here so will defer to those with more knowledge and experience, but wanted to chime in so you knew you weren't alone.

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[Radcliff]

I am sorry you are under such tremendous pressure.  What aspect of your situation would give you the most relief if it could be helped?

As for putting a time limit on validation, absolutely, that is a good idea.  Endless conversation just exhausts you.  Have you tried ending a conversation to take a break, and if so, what was the result?  How long to these conversations typically go when things are tough?

Can you remind us how old your children are?

WW