The weekend went well. Sat we visited MIL who has Alzheimer's and lives in a facility - we took her out for a walk and to the store. She was crabby when we arrived which is not her usual way of being but she rallied after getting out some. Only forgot who were a few times. H is having a hard time with this.
Sunday he came on a little strong in expressing his opinions (like before) which would have sent us into an argument and then... instead, one of us would back off and suggest we drop the subject for now and we did it successfully. When he got home he called me to apologize for some of his statements/opinions as he thought he probably seemed insensitive to my feelings. It really bothered him that he fell back into old thinking patterns so easily - he was insistent that he only wants to show me that he can change - not revert to old ways. Decided he needed to listen to his sponsor and attend more meetings and talk to his therapist about the stuff that comes up.
I thought it was a good idea too. Today he was explaining more about how he is recognizing that his opinions are a bit off now that he has a clearer mind. Made it clear that he was going to work it out with me without any doubts.
My feelings - I tried to avoid engaging in old patterns of arguing when in disagreement. Yesterday and today felt a bit like old times when he would drive me up a wall with his anxieties and opinions - but now he is aware of it and can control it. Feels more normal.
