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<blockquote data-quote="completelydrained" data-source="post: 742216" data-attributes="member: 23455"><p>Copabanana, you're speaking my language. It is daunting when you know how and why the system works the way it does. It's sad but true that learning how to work the system is what gets results more often than not. Speaking of IQ's, although diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, my son has an IQ of 137. This too is a huge barrier because he can actually make sense out of so many things that are not real. He can explain so many things away to the point where I start to believe him too. Like ONSTAR on his vehicle. In certain makes and models ONSTAR does still track the vehicle even when the owner no longer subscribes. It just doesn't on his. But just knowing that they do is enough for him to believe they do. </p><p>I have applied and helped many others apply strategies that work. But this time? As I said before, I am totally miffed. There isn't a court in the world that would approve guardianship for him. I"m not big on Guardianship any way. It has its place but not in this situation. The oppositional factor is a formidable enemy to conquer. It is so strong that even when I agree with him I "Don't know what I'm talking about". Being 5 hours north of him with a sick husband doesn't help either. He is also so stuck on telling and retelling the same story with even greater embellishment each time as to why he is in the predicament he is in. Perseveration of thought is embedded like he is re-inventing the story of his life. Every day another person he used to trust is added to the list of people who betrayed him. I have many stories as well. And yes it is too upsetting to dredge them up. Until he became ill, I thought I was finally free. Now I feel like I am starting all over again looking for the needle in the haystack. And I am pretty angry that at the age of 65 life expects me to do this. I need to lay down my sword and just take care of me for a while. But the spiritual warrior within tells me I have more work to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="completelydrained, post: 742216, member: 23455"] Copabanana, you're speaking my language. It is daunting when you know how and why the system works the way it does. It's sad but true that learning how to work the system is what gets results more often than not. Speaking of IQ's, although diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, my son has an IQ of 137. This too is a huge barrier because he can actually make sense out of so many things that are not real. He can explain so many things away to the point where I start to believe him too. Like ONSTAR on his vehicle. In certain makes and models ONSTAR does still track the vehicle even when the owner no longer subscribes. It just doesn't on his. But just knowing that they do is enough for him to believe they do. I have applied and helped many others apply strategies that work. But this time? As I said before, I am totally miffed. There isn't a court in the world that would approve guardianship for him. I"m not big on Guardianship any way. It has its place but not in this situation. The oppositional factor is a formidable enemy to conquer. It is so strong that even when I agree with him I "Don't know what I'm talking about". Being 5 hours north of him with a sick husband doesn't help either. He is also so stuck on telling and retelling the same story with even greater embellishment each time as to why he is in the predicament he is in. Perseveration of thought is embedded like he is re-inventing the story of his life. Every day another person he used to trust is added to the list of people who betrayed him. I have many stories as well. And yes it is too upsetting to dredge them up. Until he became ill, I thought I was finally free. Now I feel like I am starting all over again looking for the needle in the haystack. And I am pretty angry that at the age of 65 life expects me to do this. I need to lay down my sword and just take care of me for a while. But the spiritual warrior within tells me I have more work to do. [/QUOTE]
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