Hi everyone
I’m currently caring for my wife who had an occipital stroke about 3 months ago. Her recovery is going fairly well but she has become very angry. She deals with most challenges by becoming angry and releasing a tirade of swearing and door slamming. It’s very tough living in that environment.
Has anyone else experienced this and how did things eventually resolve for you?
Thank you
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@robertsneil108 Hi & welcome to the group. Sorry to hear of your wife’s stroke & the difficulties you are facing.
Emotional changes aren’t unusual after a stroke. I’ve attached a link to a Stroke Association leaflet below which may help.
https://www.stroke.org.uk/stroke/effects/emotional
Of course that doesn’t make dealing with the situation any easier.
Your wife could be struggling to come to terms with what has happened making her angry. Acceptance is important but it can take a long time to reach that point.
Stroke affects often improve in time & hopefully this will be the same for your wife.
Give The Stroke Association helpline 0303 3033 100 a call. They can put you in touch with organisations that could help.
Sending my best wishes
Ann
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Welcome to the community. I’m sorry to hear about your wife’s stroke and the difficulties you are going through.
As has been mentioned emotional changes are common after a stroke, I hope the information provided already has been helpful for you. You’ll find there are many people on here who have been through something similar so there’s a lot of knowledge you can tap into.
If you need anything whilst you’re using the Online Community please don’t hesitate to tag me using my username and the @ symbol.
Anna
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