People with Alzheimer's Can Be Moody, Distrustful, Stubborn, Aggressive, Mean, and Discombobulated

People living with Alzheimer's or dementia can be moody, distrustful, stubborn, aggressive, and mean. Lets just say they become easily Discombobulated.by Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomIt is very difficult to understand people living with Alzheimer's and dementia. It is very hard to adjust to the way they think, feel and act.One reason it is so difficlt is because they change.Meanwhile we don't change at all - do we?Change is hard to accept on any level, and the dramatic change that comes with Alzheimer's disease is even harder to accept.How to Change Patterns of Behavior in Alzheimer's and Dementia PatientsSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join NowWhat most of us normally do in caring for a person living with dementia is what we have always done. In the past this usually worked well.So we try to be nice, we try to explain, and yes we even try to cajole.We do it in the way we always did, andIt doesn't work.This happens because we continue to operate in the worldAs We Know it, or Knew Itwe become easily frustrated and sometimes angry.The behaviors that come with a diagnosis of dementia are hard to understand and deal with. This can be explained by one simple fact. We continue to operate the way we always have.I call this placeReal World.Meanwhile the person living with dementia has moved to a new place,I call that placeAlzheimer's World.Where is Alzheimer's World? One giant step to the left. You take the step and ease right into this new place...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's world alzheimers Alzheimers Dementia care of alzheimers patients care of dementia patients discombobulated distrustful mean Source Type: blogs