Thank you so much for your question and I am truly sorry to hear about your sister going through the emotional pain. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. I am not sure it is a common to wish you had died but I know that most traumatic experiences that are debilitating may cause people to rethink their lives. Think of it in this sense, she now has to be cared for by family members and maybe she feels as if she is a nuisance.
There are help groups or therapy that she can attend to help with her new lifestyle. Is this something that you could maybe talk her into? I would also think that having so much support from the family members would help her accept her new lifestyle as well. Did she used to live independently prior to the stroke?
Here is a website I found about therapy after life altering experiences from At Health.com. http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/traumaeffects.html.
I think many of the above factors may play into the fact that she feels the way she does. Counseling sessions and family support would play a great role.
Does this help you? Would you kindly keep us posted?
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Hi Anonymous,
Thank you so much for your question and I am truly sorry to hear about your sister going through the emotional pain. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. I am not sure it is a common to wish you had died but I know that most traumatic experiences that are debilitating may cause people to rethink their lives. Think of it in this sense, she now has to be cared for by family members and maybe she feels as if she is a nuisance.
There are help groups or therapy that she can attend to help with her new lifestyle. Is this something that you could maybe talk her into? I would also think that having so much support from the family members would help her accept her new lifestyle as well. Did she used to live independently prior to the stroke?
Here is a website I found about therapy after life altering experiences from At Health.com. http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/traumaeffects.html.
I think many of the above factors may play into the fact that she feels the way she does. Counseling sessions and family support would play a great role.
Does this help you? Would you kindly keep us posted?
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