For me it was quite simple. Since I wasn't following therapist instructions to the letter I was not going to recover. My ex had the expectation that all I had to do to recover was follow the therapist instructions. I couldn't disagree because I had no medical background and disagreeing with her was attacking and saying her medical background was not worth listening to. Whoa!
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2014/06/26/after-stroke-spouse-may-also-need-care
If your spouse has a stroke, and the two of you disagree about the
rate of recovery, your own health might suffer, a new study finds.
The
caregiving spouse is at increased risk for emotional distress and
depression if the couple has different perceptions of the post-stroke
progress, researchers found.
Stroke
care needs to switch from focusing only on the patient to regarding the
patient and spouse as one unit, suggested Michael McCarthy, a social
work researcher at the University of Cincinnati.
"How the spouse is doing matters in the equation," McCarthy said.
"They
need as much care, if not more in some ways, as the patient," he added.
"We need to bring partners together in the rehabilitation process, to
align each person's expectations and perceptions in order to achieve the
best outcomes."
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