AN ENIGMATIC AND POIGNANT JOURNEY AROUND MY AGEING AND EVOLVING MOTHER! PART 84

The corollary to which, I assume, is that, since she does not believe that 'she is mad', they must indeed be happening and she should continue to believe that these events are taking place. A more than usual catch 22 situation, in that she must continue to hold onto thoughts and behaviours which can be symptomatic of 'madness', in order to maintain her sense of sanity, of her 'not being mad.' However difficult my dear mother makes herself out to be. However powerless she presents her, with the implication that I and others need to do more to take onboard and act upon the concerns she presents, even when it seems to me that there are no logical and reasonable way to do so. I must, I need to continue to work with the recurring dilemma which I am presented with. I am aware that my dear mother oftentimes presents herself as being extremely unhappy and dissatisfied with her situation. That she seems too often to be focusing on what I consider to be small issues, e...