Mental Health Diary

16 October

Emily struggled at home on Friday evening. Knowing I’d had a conversation with her father had obviously affected her. We ended up watching a DVD of her choosing to pass the time until 10pm, definitely past her bedtime.

On Saturday Emily had the urge to clean my car, I followed her buffing with some scratch polish. She was very animated saying that car cleaning, especially alloy wheels, should be part of therapy. It was nice to see her enjoying doing something. It was even better knowing she’d asked to do it.

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