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Early Alzheimers: He thinks he can do things he no longer can
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: May 10 7:21am | Replies (58)Comment receiving replies
@kjc48 Our Couples Counselor calls work-arounds like these “therapeutic fiblets!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 At first it really bothered me to mislead my husband this way because we had always been totally honest with each other in our relationship. BUT as my focus shifted to keeping both of us safe and my husband as calm and content as possible, it became clear that I had to take home maintenance and repair tasks out of his hands…..and this was the easiest, least stressful way to do it. Now it can at times be a bit disconcerting when I realize how proficient I have become in addressing issues this way. 😢 But we do what we have to do, right?
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@alwayda "Therapeudic fiblets," love that...and yes, we do what we have to do to keep the peace, calm, and just breathe. I asked my husband to clean the stainless steel refrigerator the other night, (since he likes to do dishes), and OMG, the refrigerator afterwards looked like abstract circled art. So much for this Picasso and not going in the direction of the grain..........Oh well, another day.....just breathe. My counsellor where I attended a care giving class a few weeks back talks about box breathing, when trying to get our footing and relax. Slowly breathe in for 4 seconds; hold it for 4 seconds; slowly breathe out for 4 seconds, hold it for 4 seconds. Best,