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<blockquote data-quote="timer lady" data-source="post: 100213" data-attributes="member: 393"><p>toto,</p><p></p><p>I would imagine that the phone call you rec'd from your adoptive father had a bigger impact on your emotional well being than you would/could handle. That's a lot to handle the day before a family holiday.</p><p></p><p>Combine that with K & her issues - geez, lady. You need a break! </p><p></p><p>As for K, you can't do anything about her states of confusion/unreality except to keep her safe.</p><p></p><p>When kt has her states of disassociation all we can do is try to keep her "connected", if you will, through physical sensations.</p><p></p><p>We rock in a chair near her, talk calmly to her (even if we don't think kt can hear us, on some level she does), I have a CD with calm music right near the player that husband or the PCA pop in & start playing (it's automatic now). So while kt is in this disconnected/unrealy state of mind we work our own agenda to get/keep her as connected as we can.</p><p></p><p>Just something to consider (by the way, the calming CD is more for me than it is for kt).</p><p></p><p>Find a mindless activity today. I paint/sketch or draw. It calms my spirit. Yesterday I picked up my knitting for the first time in 5 months - same as the artwork. </p><p></p><p>Be gentle with yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timer lady, post: 100213, member: 393"] toto, I would imagine that the phone call you rec'd from your adoptive father had a bigger impact on your emotional well being than you would/could handle. That's a lot to handle the day before a family holiday. Combine that with K & her issues - geez, lady. You need a break! As for K, you can't do anything about her states of confusion/unreality except to keep her safe. When kt has her states of disassociation all we can do is try to keep her "connected", if you will, through physical sensations. We rock in a chair near her, talk calmly to her (even if we don't think kt can hear us, on some level she does), I have a CD with calm music right near the player that husband or the PCA pop in & start playing (it's automatic now). So while kt is in this disconnected/unrealy state of mind we work our own agenda to get/keep her as connected as we can. Just something to consider (by the way, the calming CD is more for me than it is for kt). Find a mindless activity today. I paint/sketch or draw. It calms my spirit. Yesterday I picked up my knitting for the first time in 5 months - same as the artwork. Be gentle with yourself. [/QUOTE]
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