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11. I did. And not "an orifice", from my fingers typing on a keyboard.

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 12:16 PM

Oct 2014

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Symptoms of avoidance can be described as an emotional numbness or coldness towards people who are close to us. Survivors shut people out, or push them away. This in turn affects their relationships with those who are often the ones who are trying hardest to help. When survivors are coping with flashbacks it takes a lot of energy to try and suppress the flood of emotions that threaten to overwhelm them. They find that they have no real emotion left for anyone else, and often feel emotionless or numb towards everyone else. Inability to recall important aspects of the trauma is another of the ways avoidance and numbing may work. This means the person cannot remember exactly what happened. Many trauma survivors forget in order to survive.

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Hope: Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program [View all] ehrnst Oct 2014 OP

Very interesting. Trillo Oct 2014 #1

Are you discounting this publicaton? Avalux Oct 2014 #2

No, I don't think so, but maybe so. My view is more philosophical and political than technical. Trillo Oct 2014 #4

Oh I understand what you're saying now. Avalux Oct 2014 #5

Start a blog. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #10

Spend money---to keep one's mind! I should say that would be money well-spent! WinkyDink Oct 2014 #3

I'm not sure that's "always" the case. Trillo Oct 2014 #6

as one who watched two parents loose their minds- you seem to have no clue how horrible it is. bettyellen Oct 2014 #7

I think you hit an important point. "love" Trillo Oct 2014 #9

you missed the part on how traumatic + confusing it is for the patient also- it is a horrible thing bettyellen Oct 2014 #13

No, it is not cruel to possess an opposing opinion. Trillo Oct 2014 #15

I truly feel sorry for whatever caused this sad POV that goes to abuse and pain- and thinks bettyellen Oct 2014 #16

Please answer the question Trillo Oct 2014 #18

Silly. Surgery is nothing like day to day living. No, it is NOT a great kindness to allow someone's bettyellen Oct 2014 #21

Ah, you had a moment of brilliance, Trillo Oct 2014 #23

That is some nasty twisted interpretation of what I said. Perhaps someday you will actually KNOW bettyellen Oct 2014 #24

Try reading the linked article, okay? Because your "traumas" remark is out of an orifice. WinkyDink Oct 2014 #8

I did. And not "an orifice", from my fingers typing on a keyboard. Trillo Oct 2014 #11

I get what you are saying RobertEarl Oct 2014 #19

Alzheimers disease is anything BUT blissful. Most people, including the person you are responding bettyellen Oct 2014 #25

Don't blame any of us RobertEarl Oct 2014 #26

the poster I responded to is quite clearly taking swipes at family member for trying to help their bettyellen Oct 2014 #27

The idea family members are often selfish is apparently resonant to you. Trillo Oct 2014 #29

that you completely ignore the suffering of those afflicted is disgusting-just repulsive. bettyellen Oct 2014 #30

You're projecting. NT Trillo Oct 2014 #31

you are so completely ignorant on what Alzheimer's patients go through, I am embarrassed for you... bettyellen Oct 2014 #33

Like patients who cannot speak are assumed better off? littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #34

there are a lot of rationalizations people employ to neglect loved ones when they hit a bad patch bettyellen Oct 2014 #36

An let us not forget the narcissist. littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #38

You're the one who wrote, "they would pay anything to do so." Trillo Oct 2014 #37

After years in the medical field I can tell you "death by dementia" littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #39

yep, most people are ignorant of the torture people suffering from dementia endure. In the media bettyellen Oct 2014 #40

It's my understanding that pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death. Trillo Oct 2014 #45

Alzheimer's disease is not a "natural againg process" it is a horrible disease that destroys healthy bettyellen Oct 2014 #41

I'm tired of your personal insults. Trillo Oct 2014 #43

calling these diseases "part of a natural aging process" is complete bullshit bettyellen Oct 2014 #44

The medical industrial complex has been accused of inventing diseases for quite some time. Trillo Oct 2014 #46

Yeah, and that has nothing to do with Alzheimers or any of your pet issues. bettyellen Oct 2014 #47

Nobody wants Alzheimers, whether or not they're working. n/t pnwmom Oct 2014 #20

now its a "natural aging process" that should be ignored. bettyellen Oct 2014 #42

Looking at Table 1 in the doc: the non-supplement stuff is probably doing the bulk of the benefit. politicat Oct 2014 #12

That explains a great deal in my life. . . Paula Sims Oct 2014 #14

i would recommend a geriatric psychiatrist for Mom to check her out- bettyellen Oct 2014 #17

Thank you for posting this! pnwmom Oct 2014 #22

Bookmarking. One person here seems to have no ability to grasp the severity of impact ... Hekate Oct 2014 #28

This person in study went from 4-5 hrs sleep per night to 7-8. Frankly, I think that was the part KittyWampus Oct 2014 #32

Agreed. nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #35