"From love to hate"

By GIK

It's very common to feel rejected from your patient. When you've been there in his life during a long period of time, your patient simply is not excited anymore and more likely he is bored or exhausted of your présence.

As his caregiver what you do when you get punches, you get insulted, maybe yelled etc etc etc?

For the first time I don't know....

It's the stage that I'm currently living with my patient...she is 66 years old. We have been together for 8 years now and she is just starting to reject me....:( I feel sad because she is not excited anymore and she is tired to se see me every day.

It's not easy my friends, not easy.

Some doctors say it's a phase, it's a normal stage of dementia and patience sometimes doesn't seem enough to endure the emotional effects.

Some colleagues will suggest to change patients.

But caregivers are not nurses, are not fisiotherapists.....not easy to get another one in my case her daughters live somewhere else. And also I'm worry about her well being.

We as caregivers we allow ourselves to cry to feel what the patient feels....to join them in their process of aging.

If you are also experiencing rejection and mistreatment from your patient.

*let him alone for longer period of time

*talk to someone you trust about it.

*try some dance therapy

*go out to distract yourself.

*do some workout.

*drink herbal tea.