My mum has Alzheimer's and I'm just really struggling to not feel guilty about going to visit her and my dad more often.
I'm 33, work full time in a fairly demanding job. I live about an hour and a half/2 hours away door to door depending on traffic and mode of transport.
I go once a month, usually for the full weekend, Friday night and Saturday night then go home Sunday but I just find these visits so stressful and anxiety inducing. Just sitting thinking about going tonight is just making me fell really stressed and upset. This is part of the reason I don't go more often as I just can't take it. But I'm also just busy, I get married in June so there are a lot of extra bits to do with that and also I am trying to live a normal life and socialise etc like a normal 30 odd year old. Maybe I should make more sacrifices with my own life?
I just can't shake the feeling I should be going more, and enjoy the visits. I'm an only child so that doesn't help. But if anyone has any tips on how to mot get so worked up about this they would be greatly appreciated.
I'm 33, work full time in a fairly demanding job. I live about an hour and a half/2 hours away door to door depending on traffic and mode of transport.
I go once a month, usually for the full weekend, Friday night and Saturday night then go home Sunday but I just find these visits so stressful and anxiety inducing. Just sitting thinking about going tonight is just making me fell really stressed and upset. This is part of the reason I don't go more often as I just can't take it. But I'm also just busy, I get married in June so there are a lot of extra bits to do with that and also I am trying to live a normal life and socialise etc like a normal 30 odd year old. Maybe I should make more sacrifices with my own life?
I just can't shake the feeling I should be going more, and enjoy the visits. I'm an only child so that doesn't help. But if anyone has any tips on how to mot get so worked up about this they would be greatly appreciated.