Hi all,
I am 29 and look after my Dad who has mixed middle stages of dementia. I have no outside help from SS or a private care firm.
Seeing Dad deteriorate very quickly and needing more and more help in everyday life has made me stop and think about my current career path. I work full time as a designer and graduated nearly 8 years ago with a degree in graphic design. However, being a full time carer has recently made me question if I am in the right profession. My job doesn't seem as important or satisfying anymore, it feels so, trivial now. I come home feeling frustrated and resentful having to troubleshoot peoples so call problems at work. These are not problems to me and I loose my temper at peoples over reactions that quite frankly make no difference to the world.
Has anybody experienced this before? Can dementia change your opinions, interests and beliefs. Some people have said to me that I'm just tired and over stretched but I have felt like this for months now. Looking after my Dad has made me re-evaluate what I care about and one of those things are the people and their love ones who live with dementia every day.
Thank you
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I am 29 and look after my Dad who has mixed middle stages of dementia. I have no outside help from SS or a private care firm.
Seeing Dad deteriorate very quickly and needing more and more help in everyday life has made me stop and think about my current career path. I work full time as a designer and graduated nearly 8 years ago with a degree in graphic design. However, being a full time carer has recently made me question if I am in the right profession. My job doesn't seem as important or satisfying anymore, it feels so, trivial now. I come home feeling frustrated and resentful having to troubleshoot peoples so call problems at work. These are not problems to me and I loose my temper at peoples over reactions that quite frankly make no difference to the world.
Has anybody experienced this before? Can dementia change your opinions, interests and beliefs. Some people have said to me that I'm just tired and over stretched but I have felt like this for months now. Looking after my Dad has made me re-evaluate what I care about and one of those things are the people and their love ones who live with dementia every day.
Thank you
Xx
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