When I was much younger my grandfather got Alzheimers and he moved in with us. I must have been around 16 or something and he'd come between me and my mom and pick up a chair or something if I was close to her because in his mind I was just some guy who was trying to harass my mom.
It was weird and painful, especially since it brought up weird feelings about my relationship with my mom (how's that for an uncomfortable relationship).
I got used to it after awhile and I started avoiding my grandfather as much as possible. You're doing a great thing by being with your friends, but maybe you should think of him as someone else and not your original friend.
Is it normal I can't come to terms with what my best friend became?
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When I was much younger my grandfather got Alzheimers and he moved in with us. I must have been around 16 or something and he'd come between me and my mom and pick up a chair or something if I was close to her because in his mind I was just some guy who was trying to harass my mom.
It was weird and painful, especially since it brought up weird feelings about my relationship with my mom (how's that for an uncomfortable relationship).
I got used to it after awhile and I started avoiding my grandfather as much as possible. You're doing a great thing by being with your friends, but maybe you should think of him as someone else and not your original friend.