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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Aug 6 2:23pm | Replies (42)
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So do you color while he carries on and basically ignore the behavior unless of course he would hurt himself or you? When my husband flips to bizarre he often is close by me and starts the accusations re where have you been, what man where you with, on and on and I haven't moved from my chair. I usually try to ignore but have answered back when the accusations are particularly hurtful and my patience is shot. That of course only makes it worse.
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This sounds very familiar. The words still hurt. 🙁
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Yes, that's what I did, kind of got into a Zen state and ignored him. He would complain about pain, he would rage that he hated me. It is very hurtful. He FINALLY got so weak I knew he couldn't hurt me. He'd chase me down to my room wanting to "talk" and I'd lock the door. He died several years ago. He was also drinking 2 bottles of wine a night and the drinking made things even worse.
I had breast cancer treatment not long after he died and it was a snap compared to living with him the last few years.