Supporting and promoting the well-being of mental health carers and their families.
Mental Health Carers Austalia.
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โ04-05-2019 10:30 AM
โ04-05-2019 10:30 AM
Re: Parents Supporting Unwell Adult Children
Thank you ๐ป
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โ04-05-2019 03:54 PM
โ04-05-2019 03:54 PM
Re: Parents Supporting Unwell Adult Children
Thankyou so much,
You wrote....
Her counsellor knows how to help the wounds heal, and help her to talk about it in a way that eases rather than increasing her pain ..... it is important to address the trauma in increments, slowly, slowly ..... so if she wants to talk and itโs hard to be able to listen, maybe keep a book at your home (where she can leave it somewhere away from her physical presence) where she can come and write things down ..... and you will sit with her over tea or coffee as she does ..... in company with her.
Im going to put this in place, A Book. At our place
I realise now it will be, slowly slowly, she has made so much progress and I donโt want her to relapse.
Your input is invaluable at the moment, donโt feel quite alone now.
She came by again today!!
Thankyou
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โ04-05-2019 05:52 PM
โ04-05-2019 05:52 PM
Re: Parents Supporting Unwell Adult Children
Youโre very welcome @TuiGlen ..... (@ symbol then my username sends me a notification of your post)
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โ09-05-2019 01:19 PM
โ09-05-2019 01:19 PM
Re: Parents Supporting Unwell Adult Children
This is the thread I mentioned ๐.
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โ09-05-2019 03:43 PM
โ09-05-2019 03:43 PM
Re: Parents Supporting Unwell Adult Children
Thanks for responding on your thread. It was good to hear back from you. I know you mentioned you and your son love cats. While looking for that thread to tag you into, I found this one which you may find interesting and helpful to read. It will also put you in touch with some other members who support adult children. Please dont hesitate to post and say hi here. At least one other member here also loves cats @Faith-and-Hope
My apologies for not also replying on your other thread. Im away from home and limited internet access.
I will keep looking for that cat thread to tag you in there too.
Btw if you put a @ before a members name, a notification will go to that members inbox to alert them that someone has responded to them. So just type in the @ sigh and a drop down box will appear. Just select the members name.
Sherry ๐
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โ10-05-2019 07:26 PM
โ10-05-2019 07:26 PM
Re: Parents Supporting Unwell Adult Children
The hardest for me, is at what point is it mental issues.
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โ10-05-2019 11:25 PM
โ10-05-2019 11:25 PM
Re: Parents Supporting Unwell Adult Children
I think that is a tough one to work out for most parents @MrHD .
Something I work from is to gently keep placing boundaries and order back into our working environment ..... keep using โpleaseโ and โthank youโ .... keep straightening things up and putting away .... keep communicating when I am going out, where I am going, and roughly what time I expect to be back. Itโs the things I want them to do .... so I keep setting that marker, and in their more recovered times, they commit to doing the same. Itโs my way of saying I wonโt be walked on, but I wonโt challenge them directly over small stuff either. That can come later when / if they feel recovered enough to be able to take it up with them.
Smalk wins matter. They add up.
I hope this helps .....
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โ10-05-2019 11:26 PM
โ10-05-2019 11:26 PM
Re: Parents Supporting Unwell Adult Children
Hi @MumOfAnAnorexic @Needpeace @TuiGlen .... anyone else around ๐๐
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โ11-05-2019 04:59 PM
โ11-05-2019 04:59 PM
Re: Parents Supporting Unwell Adult Children
Small wins do matter @Faith-and-Hope, how are you going today?
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โ11-05-2019 08:35 PM
โ11-05-2019 08:35 PM
Re: Parents Supporting Unwell Adult Children
Not too bad @Ali11 .... I had a bit of a testy morning, which was probably relief that my unwell one came through their procedure okay, mixed with some grief over losing my home of many years ..... feeling a bit more grounded this afternoon / evening.