Hi.
Over the last two weeks mum has been asking endlessly for her mum who passed away 25 years ago, no amount of evasion will stop the endless round of where is she, has she gone to bed, has she gone home etc, but today she has moved on a bit and I really just wonder if anyone has dealt with similar and how?
Mum has convinced herself that her mum is visiting her in spirit, she believes they are holding conversations, she says how well she looks and how she's telling her that she's fine where she is now, she's also saying that her sister (my auntie) is visiting too.
Mum says she's its nice of them to come back so often, but I can't see it that way. Mum is getting wound up looking to see her mum in particular. I really don't know what to say to mum to help. I was a bit desperate and said if I see them I'll ask them to leave visiting for a while as its a bit upsetting, mum didn't like that idea. She wants them here. I appreciate that this is mum's reality, but I don't feel it is helping her stress levels. Has anyone any ideas as to how I can get mum past this I don't know what to call it, obsession maybe?
Over the last two weeks mum has been asking endlessly for her mum who passed away 25 years ago, no amount of evasion will stop the endless round of where is she, has she gone to bed, has she gone home etc, but today she has moved on a bit and I really just wonder if anyone has dealt with similar and how?
Mum has convinced herself that her mum is visiting her in spirit, she believes they are holding conversations, she says how well she looks and how she's telling her that she's fine where she is now, she's also saying that her sister (my auntie) is visiting too.
Mum says she's its nice of them to come back so often, but I can't see it that way. Mum is getting wound up looking to see her mum in particular. I really don't know what to say to mum to help. I was a bit desperate and said if I see them I'll ask them to leave visiting for a while as its a bit upsetting, mum didn't like that idea. She wants them here. I appreciate that this is mum's reality, but I don't feel it is helping her stress levels. Has anyone any ideas as to how I can get mum past this I don't know what to call it, obsession maybe?