Mental Changes

Stress. Anxiety. Fear. Understanding your emotions and knowing how to communicate them will help you. Experiencing different things might change your view or cause you to have new opinions. Expressing them will help you to cope and adjust to this new lifestyle.

New Emotions

You might begin to start to feel more emotions. These emotions might be ones that you have never felt or rarely feel. Your emotions are valid and perfectly normal. You may begin to feel anger, stress, worry, anxiety, and sadness. Every single emotion or feeling is reasonable. Don’t ignore these emotions, recognizing them is the first step to feeling better. Common emotions you may be feeling include:

  • Shock
  • Frustration
  • Sadness
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Relief
  • Embarrassment
  • Guilt
  • Fear
  • Loneliness
  • Anger
  • Worry
 

Mental Health

Children with divorced parents have a higher chance of facing certain mental health issues like depression and anxiety.  However, this doesn’t mean that someone is guaranteed to to deal with those issues as every case is unique.  If you are worried about mental health problems after a parents divorce, take time to reflect on your emotions. If you are feeling overly sad, hopeless, stressed, anxious, or uninterested/unmotivated for longer periods of time, consider talking to trusted friends, family, or adults who can help you. Learn more about coping mechanisms and how to deal with this difficult time by clicking the link above.