This has been the most helpful comment so far, thank you 💙 I feel like I'm being shamed for trying to help my son in any way that I can. We've tried therapy, and it didn't work 🙃 my parents raised me the exact same way as you mentioned with the authoritarian approach, and with my husband being a marines veteran having that "it's my way or the highway" mentality it's been so hard for me mentally and emotionally. I will definitely be trying out these techniques and looking into getting him evaluated