Prayer Request
Please pray for my son anxiety as he is getting closer to leave to school, He has been so angry lately, very argumental. He is already going in with the mentality that he doesn't like his roommate because his roommate reach out to him and he said he looks scarey. He is upset that he didn't know that he could have apply for the other dorms that offer more privacy , they are like apartments with private rooms. So because he has a spectrum condition he doesn't do well in smaller close in settings, he needs space and time along. But since he hasn;t accepted his condition we are not able to make special accomodation request. The accomdations request has to come from him. Please pray for him that everything works out and for financial miracle so we wont have to take out all these loans and I get further in debt and cant retire.
1 Comment
Your son's anger is actually fear. We humans tend to express fear as anger. Let your son know that it's normal to be afraid--he's entering a whole new world and starting a new chapter of his life. That's big! We humans also don't like--and we fear--the "unknown." What he's going through is normal. He needs to see that it was nice of his roommate to reach out to him and he shouldn't judge a book by its cover. A good thing to do whenever we're feeling anxious is to stop and ask ourselves "What's the worst that can happen in this situation?" (Studies have shown that the 'worst' happens less than 1% of the time. It's sad that we humans spend so much time worrying about the worst when it happens so rarely!) Preparing for the 'worst' helps us mentally because we see that there is something we can do IF the worst actually does happen. In your son's case, if his roommate actually does turn out to be bad, he can ask for a different room. It may not be a private room, but he can get a different room and roommate. He also needs to put everything in God's hands. Doing this takes the pressure off of us and reminds us that we're not alone. God really DOES take it. And He can fix things a lot better than we can! I just said a prayer for the Lord to ease your financial worries. College (and everything associated with college life) is so expensive. I wish you and your son much happiness.