Family Dynamics During an Illness in the Family
Dealing with significant illness and health concerns in a family can bring out the best and the worst in everyone involved. People can come together to support each other or the stress can lead to frustration and conflict between family members.
Past family dynamics and family roles often re-surface. All those old issues and unresolved tensions that you thought you had resolved can often re-emerge.
It is important to keep in mind that everyone will respond to the situation in their own unique way. Frustration can occur if you expect everyone else to feel or act the same as you. Everyone in the family comes with a different history within the family, a different relationship with the person who is ill and a different comfort level with illness and the associated emotions.
Past family dynamics and family roles often re-surface. All those old issues and unresolved tensions that you thought you had resolved can often re-emerge.
It is important to keep in mind that everyone will respond to the situation in their own unique way. Frustration can occur if you expect everyone else to feel or act the same as you. Everyone in the family comes with a different history within the family, a different relationship with the person who is ill and a different comfort level with illness and the associated emotions.
Posted by Barb Small at 6/17/2010 11:01 AM 
Categories: family relationships, Stress Management, chronic illness, Managing feelings
Tags: communication skills relationships managing change
Categories: family relationships, Stress Management, chronic illness, Managing feelings
Tags: communication skills relationships managing change
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