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Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group
Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 3 weeks, 5 days ago@mjmatthews, @amelia I might not be able to make it tomorrow and may not know until last minute, VERY disappointed!
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Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group
Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 3 weeks, 6 days ago@mjmatthews, is there a topic this week?
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Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group
Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 1 month ago@mjmatthews, ps, I saw my cousin this weekend and we were talking about the family. My aunt has some hoarding tendencies and lots of procrastination so I don’t know how serious, the house has a lot of storage and much more cluttery than I can tolerate but the interesting part is that i’d Always known she had depression, anxiety, migraines but…[Read more]
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Claudia Schaler posted a new activity comment 1 month ago
Oh no, I don’t imagine you could! I haven’t a clue either… but I always feel like there is ‘something’ i’m supposed to do… like know what to tell them so they have the necessary information to do their jobs… I don’t always BELIEVE there is something i’m supposed to do, so I usually try to figure out if there is something I CAN do… Do…[Read more]
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Claudia Schaler posted a new activity comment 1 month ago
I guess my problem is that I don’t want to be gaslighting him to manage his behavior. His concerns are valid regardless of the fact that he gets obsessed and has tantrums over it… telling him everything is going to be fine is not viable but I don’t have an alternative. They like to try to stick with facts and avoid hypotheticals… which is…[Read more]
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In regards to how best to approach this with your brother, that’s above my paygrade : (
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Oh no, I don’t imagine you could! I haven’t a clue either… but I always feel like there is ‘something’ i’m supposed to do… like know what to tell them so they have the necessary information to do their jobs… I don’t always BELIEVE there is something i’m supposed to do, so I usually try to figure out if there is something I CAN do… Do…[Read more]
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Claudia Schaler posted a new activity comment 1 month ago
Over my pay grade…
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Claudia Schaler posted a new activity comment 1 month ago
I dunno… if she had a terminal diagnosis but the timeline was uncertain, they could manage expectations to that but this is not in the repertoire and I don’t have a good analogy… he does poorly with anticipation, but he’s having constant meltdowns bc he knows she is not safe, no matter how many lies she tells him, so whenever her cell pho…[Read more]
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Over my pay grade…
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Claudia Schaler posted a new activity comment 1 month ago
I forgot to @mjmatthews
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Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group
Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 1 month agoMarnie, I gotta explain to my brother’s group home and program what is going on. They know the facts, but we have to develop a plan to help him deal with this roller coaster… I’ve explained to them that her lack of insight is not likely to improve… that continued/accelerating deterioration is all I can expect when she is evicted from the…[Read more]
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I forgot to @mjmatthews
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That’s a tough one! Do you think any of TCM YouTube videos would be helpful?
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I dunno… if she had a terminal diagnosis but the timeline was uncertain, they could manage expectations to that but this is not in the repertoire and I don’t have a good analogy… he does poorly with anticipation, but he’s having constant meltdowns bc he knows she is not safe, no matter how many lies she tells him, so whenever her cell pho…[Read more]
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Over my pay grade…
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I guess my problem is that I don’t want to be gaslighting him to manage his behavior. His concerns are valid regardless of the fact that he gets obsessed and has tantrums over it… telling him everything is going to be fine is not viable but I don’t have an alternative. They like to try to stick with facts and avoid hypotheticals… which is…[Read more]
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In regards to how best to approach this with your brother, that’s above my paygrade : (
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Oh no, I don’t imagine you could! I haven’t a clue either… but I always feel like there is ‘something’ i’m supposed to do… like know what to tell them so they have the necessary information to do their jobs… I don’t always BELIEVE there is something i’m supposed to do, so I usually try to figure out if there is something I CAN do… Do…[Read more]
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Claudia Schaler posted a new activity comment 1 month, 1 week ago
I’m sure Marnie will respond to that directly but feel free to share whatever you are comfortable with ❤️
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Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group
Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 1 month, 1 week ago@mjmatthews, @amelia, I don’t know if we have a topic, but i’d Be keen to follow up with talking about how to navigate denial and lack of insight!
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Claudia Schaler posted a new activity comment 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Welcome!
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Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group
Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 1 month, 2 weeks agohttp://thecluttermovement.com/weekly-group-live-family-membership
Just wanted to confirm time today? Weekly group page says 1pm EST at top, 2pm below… -
Claudia Schaler posted a new activity comment 2 months, 1 week ago
Please don’t worry. I just hope you and your daughter are ok. ❤️
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Thank you Claudia!
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Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group
Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 2 months, 1 week agoJust wanted to confirm for today?
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Sorry it was such late notice. Honestly, I thought I would be able to make it but got a call that make it impossible. After that, I thought it best not to keep everyone, including myself, in limbo each week.
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Please don’t worry. I just hope you and your daughter are ok. ❤️
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Thank you Claudia!
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Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group
Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 2 months, 2 weeks ago@mjmatthews, @amelia, sorry I was awol Thursday, knocked out with flu. Wondering if we might talk about dealing with untreated mental illness in upcoming weeks?
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Absolutely. Let’s make that the topic for the 16th.
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Claudia Schaler posted a new activity comment 2 months, 4 weeks ago
@mjmatthews thank you for your internet group leader savvy, that was way above my pay grade. Closing the thread was absolutely the right call… didn’t even know that tool exists :). I feel relieved, thank you!
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That tool has been a game changer for sure!
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Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group
Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 2 months, 4 weeks ago@mjmatthews looks like you found it …. clearly , i’m not internet moderator material ! 🙄
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No worries. I went ahead and disabled further commenting on that thread for now.
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@mjmatthews thank you for your internet group leader savvy, that was way above my pay grade. Closing the thread was absolutely the right call… didn’t even know that tool exists :). I feel relieved, thank you!
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That tool has been a game changer for sure!
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Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group
Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 2 months, 4 weeks ago@mjmatthews something icky just happened on fb… I feel really badly about my part in it… dunno if that’s my boundary issues… if i’m Just not comfortable with brusque internet behavior (you see a lot of that snark on reddit and it is very offputting to me…). Did I overstep? Should I have ignored the hostile response? I feel like it und…[Read more]
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Let me see if I can find what you are referring to.
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