Hello. I am a caregiver for my girlfriend, Amanda. It basically means I'm caring for her all the time. She does have a professional caregiver for 24 hours a weak. When she's their helping, I am on standby, …so to speak. So, I feel I'm always working. But, the problem isn't me leaving her. It's that I love her deeply. I have a Social Anxiety Disorder; something I have lived with all my life. Now I am disabled as well. It's the times when I react to her outbursts. My disorder makes me fear the outburst. I know this is all negative.
But the reality is I love her … devoted and goal oriented. I'm empathetic so we get along well. She humorous playful and adventurous. So I am on the site to offer advice but also to get advise from others her in the community.
Hello
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- Sparrowhawk1161
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Thank you for replying. Hope everything is going ok for you. see you on the forum
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If possible, try to see her outbursts from the perspective of an MS patient. For example, MS patients often describe MS disability as being trapped in a body that no longer works correctly. They remember how their body used to work, they want it to work, but it just doesn't. This can be beyond frustrating.Sparrowhawk1161 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 6:46 pmIt's the times when I react to her outbursts. My disorder makes me fear the outburst.