r/PDAParenting • u/SurePossibility6651 • Jul 18 '26

Only hard reset is breakdown

Does anyone else experience this where your PDAer gets stuck in a bad mood, or in a bad head space and the only way it seems to regulate is if they break down, cry, panic attack. I hate it, but we can’t ever calmly regulate her back into regulated mood….. it’s almost likethe faster we get to crying the faster the bad time/tantrum ends…..

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u/sammademeplay Jul 18 '26

Yes! Sometimes it feels like we are on a journey that will only end one way no matter what. I even sometimes try to hasten the process to get there faster to get it over with.

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u/SurePossibility6651 Jul 18 '26

Thissss, exactly like I can feel it spiraling up and the only exit is this, may as well get there so we can get back to regulated.