Reply to elderly mother becoming increasingly paranoid

Forum Index » Eldercare

Reply to "elderly mother becoming increasingly paranoid"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother retired as soon as she could at age 62 with no plans for how to spend her time. She forced my dad to retire with her. Both of them ended up staying home most of the time watching TV. Fast forward 10 years, she's obsessed with cable news and believes the world is headed to hell. They live in a house that is too big for them to manage-- basement, ground floor, upstairs and an attic full of stuff they can no longer access-- but she believes there is absolutely nowhere to go because every other option is not a solution and the Marxists are going to get her. I've spoken with both of my siblings and both are in denial. My father just goes along with whatever she says and agrees, so he's no help. He has hearing issues and probably just tunes out most of it at this point. For those of you who have dealt with paranoia creeping in, how have you handled it? Did you call your parent's GP? [/quote]

She's correct in so many ways. I don't think it's paranoid thinking, frankly. I think you are in a bubble and don't understand how elders are being abused.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics