I posted a while ago that I had purchased a new (old) boat in Plymouth and planned to take Monique there to be with me whilst I take it back to where we live in France.
As I think Bruce or Norman warned it did have its moments - Monique had a major anger - screaming fit half way across Lyme Bay - did not want to see any UK friends or Relations whilst we were there- lots of pent up anger... and not so pent up! She reallly panics now if I am not around when she wakes up = or if I leave her alone for more than hour or so - even back in the house. She is most confused by waking not knowing if the dreams are reality or dreams.
I sort of get the impression she had a 'step down' during the travels along the UK coast. Very difficult to get her out of bed or to come out into the cockpit to see what's going on. Things got better when we got to Dieppe. A very nice english coupel came to chat to her and made her feel good. Then when we got to St Valery sur Somme and another English couple came over and chatted and she really enjoyced that and was happier - partly because we had to go home to La Rochelle and then to London for some business for a week or so.... Then I need to take her back to St Valery to take the boat down the Rivers and Canals back home...
Trouble is Monique does not seem to take any interest at all in the sourroundings. Cannot see the countryside and the nice things around - or does not want to see which may be the same thing. She is now saying (after a couple of days at home) that she will do the canals with me - maybe which is encouraging -
What I am asking is do you think that being unhappy in the boat caused her to have the step down - not liking something made her more ill????
We are at home for the last two days and the symptoms do not really seem to have changed but I may be making excuses - would be grateful for any thoughts...
As I think Bruce or Norman warned it did have its moments - Monique had a major anger - screaming fit half way across Lyme Bay - did not want to see any UK friends or Relations whilst we were there- lots of pent up anger... and not so pent up! She reallly panics now if I am not around when she wakes up = or if I leave her alone for more than hour or so - even back in the house. She is most confused by waking not knowing if the dreams are reality or dreams.
I sort of get the impression she had a 'step down' during the travels along the UK coast. Very difficult to get her out of bed or to come out into the cockpit to see what's going on. Things got better when we got to Dieppe. A very nice english coupel came to chat to her and made her feel good. Then when we got to St Valery sur Somme and another English couple came over and chatted and she really enjoyced that and was happier - partly because we had to go home to La Rochelle and then to London for some business for a week or so.... Then I need to take her back to St Valery to take the boat down the Rivers and Canals back home...
Trouble is Monique does not seem to take any interest at all in the sourroundings. Cannot see the countryside and the nice things around - or does not want to see which may be the same thing. She is now saying (after a couple of days at home) that she will do the canals with me - maybe which is encouraging -
What I am asking is do you think that being unhappy in the boat caused her to have the step down - not liking something made her more ill????
We are at home for the last two days and the symptoms do not really seem to have changed but I may be making excuses - would be grateful for any thoughts...