how do I encourage my demenita patient to sit further away from me on the sofa. She wants to sit right next?
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God Bless Her. The idea is to do it in a way which will not hurt her in any way. If this were my problem this afternoon, as I sat down on the sofa, I would reach for a pillow which I would tuck partly under my tailfeathers and which would extend outwards to act as a "spacer" between myself and whomever chose to join me. I would explain, if she moves in regardless, that (you can actually use these same words) "Like Garfield, 'I need my space!'" You can be more determined if you like. You can grab two pillows and put the second one under your arm and elbow. Sooner or later, you will find your words to just ask her politely right out to please move a little further away from you because you need more space to breathe and be comfortable. If she does not understand you, well, you can't actually sit ON her, but that of course would give her an idea of how you feel, wouldn't it? Another answer? Bring that other chair into this room with you and then she can claim the whole sofa and you can chat with her from a distance of about fifteen to eighteen feet, from across the room. There are other answers. Keep reading! Best to you from G. in South Portland, Maine, U.S.A.
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Tell her the REAL you is sitting on the OTHER couch.
SIt in a chair, this igives your patient no choice but to sit elsewhere . unless he/she tries to sit in your lap. :-)
Ah. nothing works better than B.O.. works like a charm. perhaps you should let yourself go.
Of course, there's always tasers and such.
Good luck!
tell her that it is better for her if she sits further away from you
i dont get it..a patient of yours?.are new to the field?
COMES ALONG WITH THE TERRITORY MAYBE IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HER THEN YOU NEED TO FIND A DIFFERENT PATIENT!
Maybe she just wants some close interaction with someone. You can sit in chairs where she can't sit right next to you, and then show some contact sometimes with a pat on the back.
ask your care giver to give you more thorazine so you stop imagining that you are a doctor and don't worry about the other patients at the home >.>
ask her if she wants a drink, get up get you both a drink, and sit back down a little further away from her, saying you need a little room while you drink your drink. you dont want it to spill.
Dont bathe,shave or brush ur teeth for a month. Eat food which will give stinking smell inside ur mouth. All this should encourage her to sit about 12 feet away from u my child.
Do not sit on the same sofa. Trying sitting on a chair, so that there is no room for them to sit next to you.
Sit in a chair instead of on the couch. Unless she wants to sit in your lap, she'll choose another chair or the couch. The reason she wants to be so close is that she trusts you, your presence comforting to her. She knows that you are real and that you will not harm her. While she is "sitting in your bubble" as I say, you really should be flattered. If she says something about the chair, just reassure her and tell her you want her to be a little less dependant upon you.
hit her
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