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[quote=Anonymous]OP I am so sorry. Yes, it used to drive me bonkers when even my own therapist would do the whole-you need a ladies night out or a weekend getaway as though it's all so simple and will make it better.

I had to function in day to day hour to hour mode during certain phases. Anything good even a receptionist being kind or a stranger smiling I tried to really process and focus on and of course if something really good happened I really tried to live in that. I also try to remind myself of things like a really unusually kind teacher DC had and I remember back. I train my brain to go to the light when I get too lost in the dark.

Our families are no support and if anything were angry we no longer had the patience for their dramatics.

I was overwhelmed often by all I needed to do and had to break it into tiny tasks and try to feel good crossing even the smallest thing off my list.

A lot of people seem to have it easier and they do, but I have found life changes so quickly and anyone can be thrown into a highly demanding caregiver sometimes just for a much shorter period and sometimes lifetime. I know now when I have phases where life is easier I savor things many people don't notice.

Nature usually helps calm me except for one day I was losing and looked out my kitchen window to watch a fox savagely devour a bunny. Luckily most of my observance of nature is peaceful.[/quote]

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