I first wrote about this phenomena in 2004. In fact my co-author and I were the first ones to publish a book on this subject, titled, Mom, Can I Move Back in With You? A guidebook for parents of twenty somethings. It's now available for the Kindle.
The topic has proved to be evergreen and journalists continue to write about Kids moving home after college. Adam Davison for the New York Times has pronounced, "It's Official: The Boomerang Kids Won't Leave!"
Well, I for one am not one bit surprised. The lack of generation gap coupled with the economy, student loans and low paying entry jobs and high rent makes moving home a smart choice. Moving home doesn't mean our kids are stunted, stuck or exeriencing arrested development.
Moving home is a rational decision for parents and twenty
somethings that makes good sense.
The first reason to try therapy is to learn the skills to help us become more sufficient at helping ourselves.
Emotions are felt in our body and brain and when we don't have the ability to know the difference between anger, sadness, frustration, shame, etc. we are left feeling overwhelmed without any ability to help yourself.
Feelings don't fade away, they get stored in the body and often affect us in ways we can't express in words. Learning to decode and translate our feelings gives us the tools to help ourselves.
In fact, many of the big things we may be ashamed to say become little things when we feel safe enough to speak about them. It's comforting to know we are not alone.
Alice Walton gives 11 Intriguing Reasons to Try Therapy in an article for ForbesIt's well done!
