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Warpy

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5. Nicotine addicts in need of a drag are unpleasant
Tue Jul 21, 2020, 12:19 PM
Jul 2020

but this sounds like more to me. I'm not going to medicalize the poor kid at this point, but this very likely has more to do with extreme stress than using the coping mechanism of either nicotine or plain juice vaping.

Consider the context and how her life has been totally upended by this damned virus. I know I'm getting a little frayed around the edges and I'm at the opposite end of life and a massive introvert, less likely to be affected by isolation.

20 is a rough age for kids in good times, it's the old identity crisis combined with trying to kick their way out of the nest. That's pretty much on hold now and the frustration is intense.

If it escalates to violence, including self harm, talk of suicide, and other severe acting out, you might need to get her some help. For now, let her sort things out. If she starts to talk, listen without trying to fix her--she's a grownup and that's no longer your job, it's hers.

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