What is a good week?
What is a good week?
A good week is not having to phone an ambulance, getting Mrs Alienbutt to get up on more days than she stays in bed, not having to take a diazepam to calm myself down as my anxiety tries to come out to play.
A couple of weeks ago Mrs Alienbutt had a major episode when her lithium levels dropped out and she started hallucinating and hearing voices. After a nights stay in hospital she was discharged to come home and spent over a week recovering to get over the incident. This weekend the voices were back but between myself and our grown up son we managed to catch it early and by talking to her and reassuring her the voices faded away.
Our youngest daughter, who is 10 years old was at a friends for the major incident but upstairs this weekend and yesterday asked about what had happened. Trying to explain things to her is hard but she is a smart kid and is working through the things we tell her.
This year has been a hard one for Mrs Alienbutt with her mental health, far more down than up and the resulting incidents that lead to ambulances and a trip to A&E. As my wife suffers so does the rest of us. The kids need answers and struggle to understand "Why does mum keep doing stupid things" and I'm trying to hold everything together. Mental health illnesses is a battle that the entire family faces together as we support Mrs Alienbutt's fight so we can enjoy the better weeks together.
At the minute we are taking things day by day and hoping they work out into a good week.
It all goes around in cycles of high and low and the first half of this year has been mainly low, the second half will hopefully see a win for mainly high with family days out like this day from last year.
Hoping and praying that you will have a better half of the year. Working things out as a family is the only way to stay strong. Kudos to you and the kids for holding things together when the chips are down.
Thanks, I'm hoping we can turn a corner for a while and enjoy the summer.
Dear i wish you a good week, i lived too with a person with mental disease (my dad) it's hard but you must keep strong, and search joy in little things and little moments when the world around you is calm you can find a moment of peace, and i know too if you live with someone with mental health problems you rarely live calm moments, it's always a battle, a war but we must try not too let the ill person notice it, they need calm too, i was anxious too and it's ok to calm anxiety down when things get out of our control, we are not superheroes, i read you with a lot of feelings because i see in part my situation in your words, and yes is a good suggestion take things day by day and remember that there is a low moment but also a high one, wish you all the best, may the summer bring peace to your family.
Thank you, I hope you and your dad also have a good summer with many good days.
I hope so, he is still very problematic ( he is a borderline) but we can do it =)
I can imagine how stressful this year has been for you and your whole family; and sorry there have been more "downs" than "ups". Hoping the second half of this year things improve greatly - and that you are all able to enjoy the summer. You are not alone, and have the love and friendship of many. (((hugs))) xox