Post by troyhather on Apr 11, 2018 20:50:33 GMT
We don't speak about mental problems
Many seniors come from a generation where people didn’t speak about mental challenges of any kind much less visit a psychologist or psychiatrist to discuss them. This means that you will be lucky to get your parent to see a therapist and even luckier if they continue to go.
If your aging parent prefers to ask you for advice you may suggest ways to cope, to create new habits of thought and undo old ones and then patiently walk your parent through the steps necessary to make these changes. This may go well at first. They may even thank you profusely but you may find yourself repeating the process all over again when you receive the next distress call. Read about memory loss and when you should be concerned.
Many seniors come from a generation where people didn’t speak about mental challenges of any kind much less visit a psychologist or psychiatrist to discuss them. This means that you will be lucky to get your parent to see a therapist and even luckier if they continue to go.
If your aging parent prefers to ask you for advice you may suggest ways to cope, to create new habits of thought and undo old ones and then patiently walk your parent through the steps necessary to make these changes. This may go well at first. They may even thank you profusely but you may find yourself repeating the process all over again when you receive the next distress call. Read about memory loss and when you should be concerned.
