Hi All,
I know these subjects have been mentioned before but we could really do with a bit of advice on dealing with my fathers restlessness.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep dad occupied. He has started wandering around the house in the day constantly and I mean the whole day sometimes. The things that used to give mum a break no longer interest dad and it is impossible to keep him occupied with anything for more than a few minutes. TV and Music do not interest dad at all, he just can't concentrate.
He has taken to obsessively moving things around the house 'compartmentalising' everything it seems. Moving bits of the rubbish bit to one place, hiding books in another. Folding everything in the process. Ask you can imagine this drives my poor mum to distraction. When he's not doing this he wanders from room to room all the time. This has been happening constantly for the last couple of days. Consequently dad falls asleep early, which means a very very early rise. All exhausting.
It tears you apart watching him sometimes, as you know that deep down dad is just bored and wants to do something, he just cannot concentrate. It is just too much to expect mum to spend every waking moment keeping dad occupied.
I guess that we have three questions really:
1. Does anyone know what causes this restlessness? It seems to be a recent progression, a kind of compulsive obsessive disorder?
2. Will this come and go or is the new progression here to stay. I appreciate that everyone's progression is different, but am interestd in others experiences.
3. Are we really fighting a lost cause, trying to find anything that will keep dad occupied for a reasonable period of time?
As Eoyer would say, thanks for listening.
Charlie......
I know these subjects have been mentioned before but we could really do with a bit of advice on dealing with my fathers restlessness.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep dad occupied. He has started wandering around the house in the day constantly and I mean the whole day sometimes. The things that used to give mum a break no longer interest dad and it is impossible to keep him occupied with anything for more than a few minutes. TV and Music do not interest dad at all, he just can't concentrate.
He has taken to obsessively moving things around the house 'compartmentalising' everything it seems. Moving bits of the rubbish bit to one place, hiding books in another. Folding everything in the process. Ask you can imagine this drives my poor mum to distraction. When he's not doing this he wanders from room to room all the time. This has been happening constantly for the last couple of days. Consequently dad falls asleep early, which means a very very early rise. All exhausting.
It tears you apart watching him sometimes, as you know that deep down dad is just bored and wants to do something, he just cannot concentrate. It is just too much to expect mum to spend every waking moment keeping dad occupied.
I guess that we have three questions really:
1. Does anyone know what causes this restlessness? It seems to be a recent progression, a kind of compulsive obsessive disorder?
2. Will this come and go or is the new progression here to stay. I appreciate that everyone's progression is different, but am interestd in others experiences.
3. Are we really fighting a lost cause, trying to find anything that will keep dad occupied for a reasonable period of time?
As Eoyer would say, thanks for listening.
Charlie......