Can Someone Fake Having Dementia?

Now you may wonder why would I ask such a stupid question. Why would anyone in their right mind would want to fake having memory loss. Well, some are faking Dementia for attention , but that doesn't last long, because they won't be able to fool people that's always around them for long.But there is also another kind of faking Dementia, and that is a person having Dementia and trying to fool everyone that they are not having memory loss.

When a person starts losing their memory, they are the first to notice it. As the progression takes place most of them try to still be as independent as they can, because they notice what is happening to them. My father has had Alzheimer's for over 15 years, but when he first began to get symptoms of Dementia, he was capable of covering it up quite well.If a person he has known all of his life were to see him and he didn't quite recognized them right off, he would steer the conversation so the person could give him the information he needed to figure out things. It was only when he started repeating himself often that raised our attention that something was wrong.

Dementia has to be a very scary thing for elder's who are going through it. Not only elders, but anyone who has had head injuries. My nephew, who is 29 years old suffered a serious car accident back in 2003. The accident has had a very depressing affect on him because he wants to be as normal as possible.He has bad memory laspe on certain days where he will leave home walking and not know where he was going or how to get home.We are thankful we have neighbors that help us look out for him when this happens. I asked him does he know when he have those memory laspe, and he said yes he gets very confused at times.

When a person is pretending there is nothing wrong it's not like they are trying to cause harm, they are just scared of what's happening and don't know how people will treat them once it's found out.So many battered women do this. They go about their everyday life pretending that everything is ok, because they are afraid of what others will think.

Nobody knows their mother and father like their children. If they are being forgetful more than usual, but trying to cover it up with excuses, then you need to get them checked out. It was only when my dad started repeating himself often and then started putting on his clothes while still having on his pajamas , that we knew for a fact something was wrong.

There are always true signs of Dementia that will always give a person up who are trying to fake it. Pay attention when you start suspecting something is wrong.Not wanting to let others know something is wrong is a way for them to keep their independence.

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Caregiver Burden

Are you an at-home caregiver that has a loveone that is bedridden and you have to do everything for them? You are not alone. There are thousands of people who has taken on this responsibility.

I for one am a caregiver. I care for my dad, who has had Alzheimer's for over 15 years now. Over the past 6 years, he has needed 24 hr care because he lost all mobility and was not able to do for himself any longer.In 2010, I moved back into the house with my parents to help with his needs.

Well, my first 6 months, I was full steam ahead. From the cooking, to the cleaning, to the changing of his diaper, I was able to manage.But after 6 months, something begin to happen..I became exhausted,which lead to days when I felt like not wanting to do anything. But even though I was tired, what could I do? After all, he depends on me and I can't let him down.

Now, I have learned a few things over the past couple of years that has helped me.But the most important thing I learned was how many things I was doing all wrong, which lead to my exhaustion. Most time we believe it's the work that is wearing us down, but when you really think about it ,you realize that it's how you are doing things that are causing the wear and tear on you.

If you are doing things the WRONG WAY chances are you are doing it the HARD WAY.
For instant, when it came down to changing the diaper on my dad, I was lifting his legs up to put the diaper under him, and it was putting a big time strain on my back. After several weeks of doing this and my back becoming sore with each passing day,it became very difficult for me to do.I knew I couldn't do this for years to come so I had to find a way that was easier for me.When I found an easier way to do the job, it became much easier and less stressful to do and my back thanked me everyday for it.

So if you are getting exhausted taking care of your loveone, take a step back and see if you are doing things the hard way. Find an easier way to do what needs to be done to take the physical pressure off yourself. I always remind myself that a tired body will lead to frustration and frustration will lead me to second guessing myself of why I decided to do this, instead of placing him in a nursing facility, which was out of the question for me.

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