I am trying my hardest but it is getting harder. Every evening about 7 or 8 o'clock my OH decides that this house is not our house and we go through the same ritual daily. Outside we go and look at the front door, then back in feeling at home. Then two seconds later out again feeling it's not our house. Then after more of the same with me asking him to stay the night here and him agreeing only to get anxious and agitated. I take him out in the car to distract then familiarise him with recognisable places. Sometimes it works but next time it doesn't. The real house is across the road but it's not there when we look. This house is really a brothel, next night it's an unhealthy house. Next night he goes off down the road around the local area getting lost, me following a few steps behind, then he gets back with help from me. Once when I pointed him in the right direction he told me about a policeman (me) who helped him get home. He eventually gets tired and at last agrees to stay in this other place and sort it out in the morning. Next morning it's forgotten and in the evening we start again. So it goes on. Tonight I lost it completely and just could not cope I broke down. I did what you are not supposed to do and said things I shouldn't have done. Strangely it reversed the situation and he sympathized with me because I thought this really was my house and told me how worried he was about me. That felt worse.
We moved house early September so the house and area are not so familiar for either of us. This has something to do with his behaviour. However, he did the same at our previous house but we were on firmer ground as I knew the area better and was not as worried for him. I've now ordered GPS tracker for him and aim to let him go out himself. I'm not sure how long this behaviour will last. Will he ever settle down of an evening. Does anyone have any experience of this after moving house. We moved to be nearer family. It wasn't a whim. I have read all the leaflets from Alz Soc. I need more of people's experiences and how long it lasts. We have been here 3 months now and I'm not coping well.
Any advice gratefully received?
We moved house early September so the house and area are not so familiar for either of us. This has something to do with his behaviour. However, he did the same at our previous house but we were on firmer ground as I knew the area better and was not as worried for him. I've now ordered GPS tracker for him and aim to let him go out himself. I'm not sure how long this behaviour will last. Will he ever settle down of an evening. Does anyone have any experience of this after moving house. We moved to be nearer family. It wasn't a whim. I have read all the leaflets from Alz Soc. I need more of people's experiences and how long it lasts. We have been here 3 months now and I'm not coping well.
Any advice gratefully received?