Hello All,
I was wondering if during this awful dementia chapter in our lives we are all unwillingly experiencing...if any of you has resorted to counselling for support. If so, what are your experiences?
I have had a few sessions myself and my take is very mixed. On one hand, I felt comforted to speak to someone who understood...On the other though (and this is the hard part), I felt so alone and let down when I texted once the counsellor to say that I was distraught because my mother could not recognise me for the first time...and I got absolutely no response. Well, for me that was a terrible day that I will never forget...and the lack of compassion I was faced with, the absolute silence froze me. I know these people are supposed to stay detached, but how can you keep talking and sharing your innermost feelings with someone so cold and distant, someone who does not "know" you outside the working environment? Was I expecting too much in this circumstance?
Your thoughts and opinions would be such a great comfort to me.
Many thanks, and warmest wishes.
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I was wondering if during this awful dementia chapter in our lives we are all unwillingly experiencing...if any of you has resorted to counselling for support. If so, what are your experiences?
I have had a few sessions myself and my take is very mixed. On one hand, I felt comforted to speak to someone who understood...On the other though (and this is the hard part), I felt so alone and let down when I texted once the counsellor to say that I was distraught because my mother could not recognise me for the first time...and I got absolutely no response. Well, for me that was a terrible day that I will never forget...and the lack of compassion I was faced with, the absolute silence froze me. I know these people are supposed to stay detached, but how can you keep talking and sharing your innermost feelings with someone so cold and distant, someone who does not "know" you outside the working environment? Was I expecting too much in this circumstance?
Your thoughts and opinions would be such a great comfort to me.
Many thanks, and warmest wishes.
Sent from my iPad using Talking Point