Question My name is Araceli. I am seeking help for my husband. He can not get used to living in our brand new house. I feel that he gets to attached to things and he got used to living at our old appt. which we lived in 6 years.
Answer I suggest you take himout of the house as often as you can such as trips to the mall , out to eat, out to church , out to a movie, out to any kind of event or just shopping. Each time you return home it will gradually get him used to where you both now live. You may also want him to set up a place in the house to pursue any hobby he has or to renew some activity he may have once enjoyed. If he does not like the idea of having to do work around or outside the house which he probably did not do you can hire a student from a nearby high school to perform regular chores so it will not seem that like he has a job to do where he did not when you lived in an apartment. I also suggest you buy him the most luxurious lazy-boy fabric recliner with wide arms that you can find along with a high definition TV which need not be a large screen model. You and he may find benefits to taking a walk around your neighborhood every day. But if you walk at night be sure to get a pair of hi-visability vests with reflective tape and carry a flashlight so you can make drivers aware of you. If he does not now have any hobbies then encourage him to take up some and also ask him what magazines he would like to be subscribed to.
