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Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Shaz51Senior Contributor

Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Hello @PeppiPatty, over here my special friend xx

Hello Everyone

Love to hear from others on the forum if you experience this

My hubby has been diagnosed with lots of things and has had MI all his life

do you find things goes ok and i start to feel confident and wanting to go forward and then everytime something always happens to upset it -- sometimes I think is it a controlling thing ?? that he wants to be in control ??

Don`t know if I am making this up , but i have that feeling ,

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@Appleblossom
How was your weekend?
Darcy

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor

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Pretty good. Pretty quiet. Except went to writers group Friday night.

Mostly doing gardening, domestic stuff, computer and bit of music with son.

How are you tonight? @Former-Member

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

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ha ha @Faith-and-Hope xoxo

Hello @NotSoCrayCray, @Determined. @Maryjune, how are you today ??

Hello @Former-Member, Today was hard to go to work xx

Hubby and I have to have some blood tests on this wednesday

and Hubby is thinking of going off his anti anxiety meds

he is still going to stay on the anti depression meds

Has anyone seen my very special friend @PeppiPatty xx

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Hey @Appleblossom
Fairly quiet weekend here too. Finished a jigsaw.
Darcy


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AppleblossomSenior Contributor

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What was its theme? @Former-Member

Hi @Shaz51 and sorry @Determined and @NotSoCrayCray did not mean to leave you out.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

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Have to send us a photo of the jigsaw @Former-Member xx

Yes @Appleblossom, my garden really needs some TLC very much

and Mum wants me to do her gardening too

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Hey @Shaz51

Hope the blood tests go OK.

It is a worry if there is no medical consultation involved with a chance of meds.

Mr Darcy is quite upset this evening, it is becoming apparent that his memory loss is more marked than we first thought. Think we will be in for a rough night, self soothing is not a strong point and he won't take comfort from me, needs to sort it in his own mind.

@Appleblossom Jigsaw was a Kmart one, a European style shopping strip, nothing fancy.

I have been sending up a few extra prayers for @PeppiPatty

Darcy

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor

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Jigsaws can peaceful to do. @Former-Member

Sorry Mr Darcy isnt too well. Its often difficult for men to settle.

I am hoping @PeppiPatty is good. She is resilient in her own way, her hopefulness keeps bubbling up, and has been getting involved with her family.

@PeppiPatty we hope Mr BB is behaving and not too bad.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

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Sorry Mr Darcy isnt too well. @Former-Member xx, will be thinking of you both and saying a prayer for you

Hubby is anxious about his memory too , but he does not want to do anything about it , he is thinking it is from the meds , that is why he wants to stop taking them

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@Shaz51

You can check the cmi in relation to side effects.

Mr D's memory loss has been attributed to ECT. Significant events have been wiped, today we realised he could not remember my Dad passing away 8 years ago and a number of interstate trips we made (even when reminded he does not have recall).

I used to garden all the time, but since the crisis and more so Mr Darcy's discharge 10 months ago I have not been able to. Still cannot see my way clear to get stuck in, I don't know if it is because I think a move might be inevitable or if it is a part of the grief process for me.

Do you have time to do Mum's garden too?

Darcy
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