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05-12-2018 06:26 PM
05-12-2018 06:26 PM
Re: Depression Dementia Dad
I'll have to deactivate my account here soon as I dear my anonymity has been comprised and so many here hate me / avoid me / and I'm useless to themthem becausevi can't keep up and it hurts me to see so many hurting, and Faith-and-hope is leaving and my lifwvis pretty muchbover anyway. Well that's how it feels. Andvi don't even belongvhere anymore becausevi am not a carer anymore. But I povevthe caring role, andbim so good at it. Dad really enjoys it when I took him out today.
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05-12-2018 06:31 PM
05-12-2018 06:31 PM
Re: Depression Dementia Dad
You do belong here @Former-Member ..... you and others here do an amazing job of self-care in the absence of family ..... @Owlunar and @Adge are two others, and there are more .....
And I will be back at the beginning of Feb, and if you post to me in the Far and Away thread I can post a “Supported” in response, apparently ..... so I can read what you write and continue walking along with you.
Please stay 💜💐
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05-12-2018 06:55 PM
05-12-2018 06:55 PM
Re: Depression Dementia Dad
@Former-Member
You are still there on the ground ensuring Dad is being looked after and I am sure his care is better because you are around checking in on him.
I appreciate having you about on the forum and love your sense of humour.
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05-12-2018 07:15 PM
05-12-2018 07:15 PM
Re: Depression Dementia Dad
I really hope that you stay or are able to delete your account and come back as another avatar so you feel safer.
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05-12-2018 08:44 PM
05-12-2018 08:44 PM
Re: Depression Dementia Dad
Yes please stay @Former-Member I think you are wonderful, & very caring, & extremely dedicated to everything that you do.
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05-12-2018 10:17 PM - edited 05-12-2018 10:18 PM
05-12-2018 10:17 PM - edited 05-12-2018 10:18 PM
Re: Depression Dementia Dad
@Former-Member, if you dropped out and then rejoined under a different alias, you wouldn't be the first. You could tag whoever you feel safe connecting with in a personal thread to let them know, and let others take you as they find you. If you don't feel safe/anonymous on any particular thread, you can avoid those. Would like to see you continue to contribute.
I'm in a grey zone too re. carer status. Older Daughter lives "independently" and my parents are both in aged care, but I still do a lot for all of them, even though I'm not officially recognised as a carer.
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05-12-2018 10:34 PM
05-12-2018 10:34 PM
Re: Depression Dementia Dad
Thank you all, you're very sweet and I still cannot [ √ ] like posts on thiscthread, or edit typos (it won't let me - I knowvhow and asked them to look at it but there's no respect for me), so sorry about that, and I do appreciate all your kind words. Its a personality fault of mine - that hunger for validation (fear of rejection)
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06-12-2018 12:38 AM
06-12-2018 12:38 AM
Re: Depression Dementia Dad
💜💐 @Former-Member ......
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06-12-2018 04:11 PM - edited 06-12-2018 04:18 PM
06-12-2018 04:11 PM - edited 06-12-2018 04:18 PM
Re: Depression Dementia Dad
Hi @Former-Member
In the posts you have written, under your name and avatar is there an icon that says "post options"? This is how it looks on my phone.
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06-12-2018 09:37 PM
06-12-2018 09:37 PM
Re: Depression Dementia Dad
I know how to edit, I'm not stupid, it works on other threads but this is a tech issue isolated to a couple of threads of mine. If ivwere paranoid I'd believe its engineered to harass me, since my calloyts for help with it go unansweredm . but thanks Darcy. Its possible I guess that its my smartphone, but then why worknon some threads and not others? Its a crazy world.
I will miss your asking how I am. I'm so over everything atm.