Lately, I have been sharing information about my experiences caring for my father with Alzheimer's. I received my first email from a lady whose mother is continuing to scream and she was wondering how can you stop it.
Normally, when a person who has Alzheimer's starts screaming non-stop, they are in their first stages of this disease.It's my opinion, that when different things are occuring in their lives, they know exactly what is happening to them.We as caregivers must understand that they have been caring for themselves all these years and the fact of giving up their independence is not easy to accept.The more you try and take their independence away from them the more they are going to be combative or scream non-stop.
Now because we are new to this and we are still viewing our love ones as a person who was in their right mind, we find ourselves getting frustrated because we feel like they are acting this way on their own.My father did not scream or become combative, but my grandfather, who I also had to care for did scream and was combative.
The one thing that helped me in this matter was to not try to be right all the time.In the beginning you may find yourself arguing back with them. For example, my grandfather thought everyday was Sunday and he would literally get dress and demand we get to church. At first I was always telling him that it was not Sunday and made him even more confused and mad. Finally, I started just getting in the car and taking him to the church. After about 15 minutes and he realized that there was nobody showing up it became much easier to handle this situation.
So, if you have someone with Alzheimer's that scream non-stop, just remember you don't always have to be right.Sometime take them where they think they need to be, or just do whatever it is they want ,and this will cut down on a lot of the non-stop screaming.
If you have anything to add that will help someone that is caring for a love one with Alzheimer's, please leave your comment in the comment section.
In the book below you will find valuable information and techniques when it comes to coping with someone with Alzheimers Disease.
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Normally, when a person who has Alzheimer's starts screaming non-stop, they are in their first stages of this disease.It's my opinion, that when different things are occuring in their lives, they know exactly what is happening to them.We as caregivers must understand that they have been caring for themselves all these years and the fact of giving up their independence is not easy to accept.The more you try and take their independence away from them the more they are going to be combative or scream non-stop.
Now because we are new to this and we are still viewing our love ones as a person who was in their right mind, we find ourselves getting frustrated because we feel like they are acting this way on their own.My father did not scream or become combative, but my grandfather, who I also had to care for did scream and was combative.
The one thing that helped me in this matter was to not try to be right all the time.In the beginning you may find yourself arguing back with them. For example, my grandfather thought everyday was Sunday and he would literally get dress and demand we get to church. At first I was always telling him that it was not Sunday and made him even more confused and mad. Finally, I started just getting in the car and taking him to the church. After about 15 minutes and he realized that there was nobody showing up it became much easier to handle this situation.
So, if you have someone with Alzheimer's that scream non-stop, just remember you don't always have to be right.Sometime take them where they think they need to be, or just do whatever it is they want ,and this will cut down on a lot of the non-stop screaming.
If you have anything to add that will help someone that is caring for a love one with Alzheimer's, please leave your comment in the comment section.
In the book below you will find valuable information and techniques when it comes to coping with someone with Alzheimers Disease.
Click Here
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