Hi, Jude, Adele, and everyone, The preoccupation with money, savings and valuables seems very common. I was so tired of daily explanations and reassurances (which seemed to go in one ear and out of the other), that I enlisted the help of someone at our branch of the building society to explain things in simple terms and emphasise that keeping savings where they are makes sense. This has helped a little bit, but we still have to go over it all again and again. Small amounts of cash are being counted often several times a day, locked away, key lost (or put in a safe place, which then remains a mystery!), and so we go on from day to day.
The other compulsive thing is polishing CD and audio tape boxes on his trousers and jumpers: my husband has actually managed to rub a hole in his denim jeans this way!
Still, things could be worse, and I keep reminding myself how awful it must be to live in this state of confusion and worry and insecurity. No wonder he is often tempted to accuse us of hiding or stealing things!
Best wishes, Carmen