Whenever fall approaches and the days are short and dark, I find I have a bit of season affective disorder. I feel a bit down and because I am spending more time in doors as mum's live-in-caregiver I feel I have too much time to think about EVERYTHING. Even when my day is busy with caregiving duties my mind is always overthinking.. usually about my life. Does anyone have any suggestions about other online forums that might be interesting that are not related to caregiving that might get my mind off things?
At night i wonder if im going to be this mad old lady with cats who gave up her youth to care for mum! On a positive before this caring lark i thought 48 was old now i feel im young and there is a life out there.
There are numerous Massive Open Online Courses available through Coursera. Google it. They are just getting ready to start one on caring for elders with Alzheimer's and other neurological disorders. I always figure I can learn something new. But if you don't want to take that sort of class there are probably hundreds of others. All classes are free unless you decide to purchase a book. The Alzheimer's class is the third I have taken. I took one on mapping, creating online interactive maps, and one on environmental policy. Both were great! Taking these classes will keep me busy and entertained while learning something new. There are so many classes, I'm sure you will find something you will enjoy taking, and the two I have taken were low pressure, gave me the opportunity to connect with people all over the world and fun while stimulating my brain, hopefully helping me to ward off AD. I've told people in the AD class about this website and how helpful it has been. I encourage you to check it out.