Dear human, thank you for sharing and reaching out. It sounds like you’ve been going through a difficult time, trying to understand and sort out your daughter’s behaviour. The symptoms that you’ve mentioned are distorted sense of self, impulsive decisions relating to finance and trusting everybody, risk-taking behaviors like dealing recklessly with finances and getting into troubles. These could be because of your divorce as you’ve mentioned or social comparisons which could have led her to indulge in these kinds of behaviors to showcase herself as a unique personality. The inconsistent relationships could be because of fear of abandonment or wanting more attention to feel understood. These are only assumptions based on your description, it could be because of anything and to find the exact source this needs in-depth exploration, for which you would need to explain to your daughter about seeking out professional help, as it’s crucial to seek counseling at this stage.
Next Steps
If your daughter is okay with seeking help, please book an appointment with me via practo. We can discuss this further and sort out a way in the right direction.
Hope to hear from you soon - take care.
Health Tips
Try validating her feelings and emotions by accepting and acknowledging for who she is by stating that her feelings and behaviors are understandable. By doing this, make sure you’re not accepting her behavior as the right thing, you’re just making her feel understood.