One of my clients is a business owner trying to care for his parents. Nice guy. Well known in the community. He was heartbroken to separate his parents. His dad does not recognize his mom and had become aggressive to this "stranger" in HIS home. We tried more than once to reunite them. It always resulted in aggression.
Recently he called me and said to please help him with some paperwork. Early in the morning. During our phone call he told me that last week he was in an accident that resulted in a head injury and later death of an employee. He was obviously out of sorts- who would not be?
I realized that our meeting should not be about his parents, it should be concerning his mental health. He was not able to help his family unless he received counseling.
The point? Every one's mental health should be considered. Don't take care of parents and ignore your own needs and mental state. Families will become irritable and less supportive of one another when depression and anxiety set in.
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