People with dementia can understand and process their feelings.
Managing your feelings is a key step in moving forward with dementia
If you’ve just been diagnosed, the idea of having dementia can often be more disabling than your current symptoms of dementia
Counselling, support groups and advisors can help you come to terms with diagnosis
Be confident and positive, you are not your dementia
Techniques to boost self-image and challenge self-stigma
Get treatments for your mental health
Your diagnosis affects others. Share your diagnosis and move forward with dementia together
You are in control of who you tell your diagnosis to, how you tell them, and when you tell them
Start by telling the people you feel closest to
Share your dementia diagnosis with other health professionals and be assertive about getting therapy and services
Depending on your work role, you may be able to continue working or make adjustments to your role
Strategies for when others treat you differently because you have dementia
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