What can I do help my mum deal with stress?!


Question: What can I do help my mum deal with stress!?
My mother has complete alopecia as a result of stress!. She is a loving person but a constant worrier about other people!. And seldom puts herself first!. I try to tell her this but she truly believes in putting others first, and I'm her daughter - I can't tell her what to do!. Though she is very upset about the loss of her hair, she doesn't take action to reduce stress!. (yoga, breathing exercises)
I want to be able to help her!. I have suggested counselling but its something that she just doesn't get round to organising!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
You are a very caring, wonderful daughter!. It's hard when a mom worries so much about others!. I'm sure you are first on her list!. When you go out!. ease her mind and tell her you will call her to let her know where you are etc and what time you will be home!. Make sure you come home on time!. She needs counseling and I must say alopecia is genetic, granted, stress can exacerbate the problem!. Do things with your mom!. Take some of the burden of housework off her, Suggest she take it easy and you could make dinner this time!. One thing I found that really works is soaking in a tub with lavender!. Lavender is a natural relaxing product!. It really works!. Give her back rubs, just sit and have a good old talk about nothing!. I have 3 daughters and when I was stressed out, they did things for me and it helped!. You are an angel!. God bless you!. I will pray for you and your mom!. Try to get her to seek out help!. I hate pills, but it may come down to that!. Good luck I'm sorry for the morons who thought this was funny!. Ignorance is bliss so they must be very happyWww@Answer-Health@Com

while you massage her , she must say this " aaah,so nice " then you said " you must exercise "Www@Answer-Health@Com

roll her a joint, to hell with it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

you being supportive and loving to her is a big step in helping her!. Its good that she has a loving person to help her in this time of need!. Try going and doing mother and daughter things such as a movie, going out for a bite to eat ect!. the less she thinks about it with being active and busy, the less she will stress out about itWww@Answer-Health@Com

Maybe you could get her to do some of these stress relieving activities with you!.
Perhaps you could find a meditation class, start going yourself and then ask her one day if she could go with you!.
Just pose it as a favor to you, since she likes to put others first!.
As in "Hey mom, I really love my meditation class!. It is something that is important to me and I would love if you would come with me to see what it is like"

or whatever tone would be most natural for you to take with her!.

I'm sorry you have to worry about your mom, and that she is so unhappy! I hope she will get better!.
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

fill up some of her responsibility,
cooking, washing around the house!.
Make her a cup of tea,
Massage her neck that where her tension is,
Ask her for a short walkWww@Answer-Health@Com

you could try going to do yoga together, it can help with her stress and also its some extra time together for the 2 of you,
help around the house, shopping etc!.
massage is also really good for relieving stress
you could also look in to counsellers for her, show her what they can do for her!.
its not a nice thing to be stressed and losing all of her hair cant be good for the stress levels at all!.
also try and cheer her up but taking her hat or even wig shopping if its something she wants to do!.
if you try to find out info on alopecia and stress and ways to help it and show her, she will soon come around and see how much you are worried about her and will want to do something about it!.
when things like this happen we all need that bit of time to try and deal with it, in our own ways, whether its anger, sadness or just complete randomness, but she will soon come around and do something to help de-stress!.
good luck to the both of you, and best wishes to your mumWww@Answer-Health@Com

i would just try and lift the stress by helping her out by helping around the house (in not saying you dont just a suggestion) you could if its possible arrange for a counselling session and insist that she goes just to talk about some things!. maybe you could make a nice dinner for her, or a relaxing day or just take time out to hang wid her!. hope she gets better!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It sounds like she's suffering from anxiety and stress and needs professional help as well as your love and support!. Can you make an appointment with a counsellor for yourself and ask her to attend with you and discuss with the counsellor and your mother the impact seeing her so stressed is having on you!. Just make sure that she undestands you are not having a go at her, you are worried about her and this was the only way you could get her to talk to a professional!. You need to take the first step and make it about you so she'll do it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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