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Ridiculous coping mechanisms

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Apr 6 10:00pm | Replies (26)

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@kjc48 My husband would also take the TV controller to weird places because he has lost his ability to sequence. Eg. which button to press before the next button. Same with his Phone ( which he doesn't have anymore) and then if he sees my phone he plays with that. My kids tell me that they sometimes get really strange texts from him. For me, I decided to just hide my phone and the TV controller. If he asks where it is, I just say I don't know, must be here somewhere and then distract him with something else. Saves me a lot of frustration. If he had the TV controller he would not be able to use it and would get frustrated or tell me that it's broken. Works for me.

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@ocdogmom I love that.........hide the controller. That works for me too. Thanks for your share.