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I can't even begin to imagine how scary this would feel... @Snowie

I don't have any lived experience with dementia, but I want to make sure you get the best possible support/guidance - here is a helpline I can recommend that may be able to provide you with some extra care right now: https://www.dementia.org.au/living-dementia/family-friends-and-carers 🥰

Putting the thought/memory in a box would be hard - I am sure it wrestles with you to stay out... I wonder would it happen if you asked the thought/feeling what it needed to be placed aside for now?

I hope you get some rest tonight, all of this is a lot. You're allowed to feel what you're feeling and it's okay to not have the answers right now, okay? 💛

Thanks @AuntGlow

Going to head to bed and try and get some sleep.

Thanks for the help 💗

Hi @Snowie i hope your psych appointment is helpful.

Lots of love ❤️

@Snowie Hope psych appt goes well. Hi @Eve7

Good afternoon @Snowie,

How did your appointment go? 💛

Afternoon @Snowie how was your psych visit. I just got back from chiro.

Thanks for thinking of me @GezzaP @Eve7 @AuntGlow

Psych appointment went ok, just wasn't long enough to get through everything.

Talked about mum first up and what's happening with her and me. My psych's Dad had dementia too, so at least she has a lived experience, which I think helps.

We talked about what I've been doing and some flashbacks that have been hard to deal with. Ended up dissociating. Struggled to come back. After that it just felt like damage control.

She wouldn't let me leave straight away, had to sit in the waiting room for awhile.

On top of that, MIL back in hospital today.

I hope you have all had a better day.

@Snowie A cleaner didn’t show up to do a quote. I was annoyed. Went to chiro. At least my headache has eased. Had the runs today which is very annoying. Got a facebook forum this evening so need to get an early dinner. Treating myself to home made french fries and bbq chicken.

Sorry about the cleaner @GezzaP That is annoying. I hope the facebook forum is good.

Ah, I am sure her lived experience would help a lot because her support will stem from real understanding. @Snowie 🥰

Gosh, that would have been extremely overwhelming for you... I am glad she made you wait. What happened after you sat there for a bit? Did the disassociation shift at all?

I am sorry to hear your MIL is back in hospital. So much going on for you.

What do you have planned for today and is there an opportunity for you to do something nourishing for your mind and body? 💛