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  • Author : CherryBomb
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  • Topic : Friends, families and carers
08 Aug 2014 12:00 PM
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Hi Butama,

You have so much on your plate: unwell parents, the prospect of moving countries again, and travelling back and forth for work and caring for your wife.  I think it's only normal to feel your mental stability is affected. Things sound pretty stressful for both you and your wife at the moment.

I think mimising the stress as you are doing by focusing on restoring your wife's health, planning ahead, and ensuring that she will be supported during the transitions is a good approach. This can help to prevent more stress that could further impede her recovery. Yet, I can only imagine that trying to do this (in her best interest) with her wanting to do it sooner rather than later can also create more stress and pressure on you. So I hope that you are taking time to care for you. When we get stressed our ability to problem solve can become hindered, and this can make things more difficult. Talking about it, and getting support,like you are on here can be helpful.

Is it possible to speak with her family members? When someone we love is unwell it's a tremendous load to carry for one person so seeking support from others can be helpful. It can also be useful to sit down with the family members and friends and make plans on how to approach the situation. A support agency that may be of use to is MIFA (Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia) who provide services and information for people affected by pychosis or any other mental illness. 

Being in another country with a language barrier sounds challenging too. I'm not sure of what the Thai mental health system is like, but you may be able to report to her practitioners the behaviours that you are observing. Of course, they may be unable to report back to you anything about your wife due to confidentality reasons, but you may be able to provide information that they could use to assess her. 

Having a loved one who is unwell when you are far away from home can be tough, so I hope that you find some support and information on these Forums.

Take care,

CherryBomb 

 

 

 

 

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