How to get along with patients with chronic diseases?

(1) What should I do if I fall in love with someone with chronic diseases?

When you meet someone who excites you, but the other person tells you that TA has some chronic disease, you need to realize that your role in this relationship will change.

For those singles with chronic diseases, they need to overcome more difficulties if they want to start a relationship.

Having been in love for a period of time under mutual confession, but finally ending this relationship because of the burden of their illness will undoubtedly cause harm to each other.

So at first, when the other person talks about your illness, if you feel very stressed, it may be more appropriate to tell the other person honestly how you feel.

(2) What should I do if my lover is diagnosed with a chronic disease?

For those couples who have been together for a long time, especially married couples, if one of them is diagnosed with chronic diseases, it is usually assumed that the other will take care of the other.

As written in the wedding vows, "I will love, respect and cherish you, whether rich or poor, whether healthy or sick, until death do us part".

If your partner is diagnosed with a chronic disease, you need to make sure that you have enough time and energy to take care of each other and manage your relationship.

Or you can try couples psychotherapy as a solution to the problem. If you can't bear these decisions to end this relationship, although it may be a devastating blow to your partner, psychological counselors can help you better tide over the difficulties of breaking up.

02. How to assume the role of caregiver?

If one party in a relationship is diagnosed with a chronic disease, the other party usually takes care of the patient.

In order to make the two sides adapt to this change and reduce the friction in future relations, it is necessary to discuss some key issues in advance.

(1) What are the needs of patients?

Because of illness, the relationship may change, and perhaps the other party doesn't want you to provide too much care and support to the TAs in this relationship.

After all, doing too much rehabilitation care for each other will destroy the sexiness and romance of love, and TAs will also be afraid of these effects on the nature of the relationship.

If we can understand each other's needs through communication, we can better understand how to help each other.

(2) What are your needs?

Although your partner is ill, you will definitely pay more attention to the other person, but if your needs are not met, you will definitely not be happy.

If your partner can't meet some of your needs, you should find an opportunity to talk with your partner about how to meet your needs.