Me: "It's going to be okay. This happens when you get bad headaches. I can give you some medicine. Once your headache gets better you will remember everything"
At that point she will usually trust me and the situation becomes much more manageable. In her case, she suffered abuse as a child, and her absentee incidents are always associated with bad migraines. Once we break the migraine, she improves quickly.
Wife: (looking at me suspiciously)
Me: "Are you confused?"
Wife: (nods yes)
Me: "Do you know who I am?"
Wife: (shakes head no)
Me: "I am your husband"
Wife: (looks at me, wide-eyed, more suspicious)
Me: "Do you have a headache?"
Wife: "Yes..."
Me: "It's going to be okay. This happens when you get bad headaches. I can give you some medicine. Once your headache gets better you will remember everything"
At that point she will usually trust me and the situation becomes much more manageable. In her case, she suffered abuse as a child, and her absentee incidents are always associated with bad migraines. Once we break the migraine, she improves quickly.