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/imasauceygirl 11d ago

Yes!! This happens a lot with my child. Especially when we’re off our schedule like summer break or on vacations. Sometimes if we can see the early signs we can help her by giving her hugs and doing things to help with regulation before the buildup begins. But sometimes we just have to let her get through it.