Topic: uncertainty
Are your parents resisting the idea of a move to a retirement community? One reason may be they’re overwhelmed by the thought of a move given the amount of stuff they’ve accumulated through the years.
It can also be anxiety-provoking to contemplate how you will help your parents organize their belongings and move from a single-family home or condo to an apartment or room at a retirement community. The challenge might even cause you to ignore or delay the issue all together.
Planning ahead with a few simple steps can help you help your older loved ones make peace with their “stuff.”
Check out these Aging Wisdom blogs for tips on understanding resistance to a move, managing belongings, and making a move less overwhelming:
- Should It Stay or Should It Go? Making Peace with Our ‘Stuff’
- Uncertainty is Scary: Uncertainty Might Be Why Your Parent is Resisting a Move
- Getting rid of your stuff
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Uncertainty is scary. When we encounter uncertainty and change, the sympathetic nervous system is often engaged. This is what triggers “flight or fight.”
When a threat is perceived, we have a stress response. Conversations about change, like a move to a retirement community, can be that stressor, that trigger. …
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