Abusive Relationship
Information and advice for caregivers who are making long-term care decisions impacted by a physically or emotionally abusive relationship with their care recipient.
Abusive Relationship Articles
Saying “No” to Family Drama While Caregiving
Relationships are often strained when a serious illness and caregiving enter the picture. But, if your interactions with certain relatives are increasingly stressful and negative, it may be time to shut down family drama once and for all.
48 CommentsDetaching With Love: Setting Boundaries With Difficult Elderly Parents
Whether you're providing hands-on care or managing care decisions, setting boundaries with difficult elderly parents enables family caregivers to provide care while safeguarding their own mental health.
183 CommentsElders Who Abuse Their Family Caregivers
Caregivers struggle to maintain their own physical and mental health while providing care for loved ones who mistreat them. Learning to detach, set boundaries, seek respite care and respect your limits can help you cope with an elder’s abusive behavior.
395 CommentsHandling Controlling Elderly Parents
Are you caring for a senior who tries to control everything and everyone around them? Use these tips to cope with their overbearing behavior while maintaining your own physical and mental health.
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Abusive Relationship Questions
Can I stop a specific person from visiting my father at his AL facility?
14 Answersgeddyupgo Replied May 15, 2024My husband was abusive to me before he got this illness. Could this be the reason he has always been abusive to me?
11 AnswersAnxietynacy Answered May 11, 2024What to do if my sister is being made to feel bad with racist remarks by CNAs in her nursing home?
9 AnswersPeggySue2020 Answered May 4, 2024Can my sibling get a court order to see my mom? My husband will not let her come to our home because she verbally abused her.
3 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered May 3, 2024
Abusive Relationship Discussions
My mom has been a miserable, nasty, and hateful person all her life. As a mother she has dominated every aspect of her children's life.
1,389 CommentsWarriorwoman1 Commented 11 hours agoThe Caregiver & Dysfunctional Families: How are you doing?
33,916 CommentsRoseLKuh71 Commented 13 hours agoIn debt, struggling long term caretaker, feeling desperate to get away from narcissist mother, but have no way out. Angry, tired, and stuck.
15 CommentsGeaton777 Commented Apr 22, 2024My husband has dementia and is having sex in memory care with another patient. What should I do?
25 CommentsEvamar Commented Dec 2022
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