Hi so just to start off ... im not trying to sound insensitive i’m just very concerned. Alright. My parents health is starting to concern me, especially my mother’s.
Let me give some quick background on myself. I’m the “health freak” of my family as they like to call me. I eat very healthy and make sure not to over or under eat. I’m an athlete so i take my food seriously and I don’t drink or smoke whatsoever. I believe i’m the most knowledgeable person in my family when it comes to health. (not saying this to sound narcissistic; i want my other family members to be as knowledgeable as i am)
Let’s start with my dad. He drinks...A LOT... and he has horrible sleep apnea and he smokes cigars occasionally. I think that he has somewhat of a drinking problem because he’s almost always tipsy I just haven’t started noticing it until now. He doesn’t go to the doctor or take care of himself properly and this is a huge problem that really bothers me especially because i’m so close with him.
Now for my mom. I DO NOT want to sound like an asshole with this. My mother drinks a lot too and recently she’s been tapping into heavier drinks. but she also eats a lot and is very misguided with her nutrition. She eats “clean” but not in the right amounts and she has gained a lot of weight. I am very concerned about things like diabetes and heart disease. Even though she eats mostly healthy i’m just concerned with the limitations that her weight puts on her.
She used to take medication which made her gain weight but then she went off and lost some. Then over the past 5 or so years she’s been gaining it steadily. I honestly think she also eats to cope because she eats a lot. I’m also worried about the source of this stress that causes her to need to cope.
I didn’t want to sound rude but I’m just so concerned and I love my parents so much. I don’t know if I should bring it up to them that their health could be deteriorating or what? And if I do bring something up how could i do it in the proper manner. I don’t want to do it “lightly” because these types of things aren’t light.
Well that’s it. thanks for reading and please help
Submitted March 26, 2019 at 07:11AM by psychological-cafe https://ift.tt/2Fzm13o
