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Re: Topic Tuesday // "You don't have to be isolated as a carer" // Tues 26th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT
Question 1 for @SA64 and the Community: What are the biggest challenges you experience as a carer?
There have been a few big challenges, but the biggest one for me was isolation. My life really revolved around my unwell daughter for a solid 3 ½ years of intensive treatment, and it wasn’t something I could share with others.
I had found when I shared with a friend about my son having anxiety and depression, I was greeted with people telling me how to deal with it, that it was my fault all this happened, that I needed to be tougher on him. So, when my daughter went into psychosis I had already learned not to share with others, because there was no understanding and no support.
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Re: Topic Tuesday // "You don't have to be isolated as a carer" // Tues 26th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT
Welcome @Former-Member, so grateful you could join us today and for your first Topic Tuesday!
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Re: Topic Tuesday // "You don't have to be isolated as a carer" // Tues 26th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT
Just jumping in to tag a few members: @Mumma_of4 @Shaz51 @Dimity
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Re: Topic Tuesday // "You don't have to be isolated as a carer" // Tues 26th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT
Hello @SA64 , @Daisydreamer , @Former-Member
I have been a carer for my mum for just over a year , she has mid range undiagnosed dementia
And also have my husband who has bipolar 2 and other diagnosis
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Re: Topic Tuesday // "You don't have to be isolated as a carer" // Tues 26th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT
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Re: Topic Tuesday // "You don't have to be isolated as a carer" // Tues 26th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT
And just tagging a few other members as well who might be around this evening: @Pekingpandaz @Former-Member @Tinker67 @BPDSurvivor @Thr33 @LizzieLou @greenpea
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Re: Topic Tuesday // "You don't have to be isolated as a carer" // Tues 26th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT
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Re: Topic Tuesday // "You don't have to be isolated as a carer" // Tues 26th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT
@Anastasia , @Smc , @Determined 😀❤
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Re: Topic Tuesday // "You don't have to be isolated as a carer" // Tues 26th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT
Hi @Daisydreamer @Shaz51 @Former-Member @SA64 !
I'm not a carer per se, but I have to work with many people who ARE carers. There is so much learning involved in that in itself.
Sometimes, people are 'forced' into that situation - a situation they were not prepared for whatsoever.
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Re: Topic Tuesday // "You don't have to be isolated as a carer" // Tues 26th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT
Well, its taught me a lot about strengths I didn't know I had, it taught me how to be noisy i.e. advocating, and it's helped me expand my understanding of so many ways people can be different and amazing just as they are. And that we, as carers, as amazing just as we are.