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The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Lose

The mental processes and abilities that enable us to acquire, process, store, and use information is referred to as our cognitive functions.  They are essential to everyday activities in our daily lives, especially the ability to retain new information or remember something that we once learned.  This is our short-term memory and our long-term memory.  Cognitive issues can impact one or both. 

Symptoms of Issues with the Brain

A person who is experiencing symptoms of issues with the mind can have problems focusing or sustaining attention.  They cannot shift attention between tasks enough to finish a sentence during a conversation.  Starting a statement only to drop it mid-sentence because they forgot what the conversation was about is very common. 

Another symptom can involve the higher-level processes of the mind that help us to plan daily activities, set goals, and create a structured approach to tasks.  A person can appear disorganized and overwhelmed by responsibilities.  Having a sense of how long it will take to complete a task or even adhere to a schedule is a struggle. 

Witnessing a Person Experiencing Issues with the Mind

Witnessing a person experiencing issues with the mind can be an unpleasant and sad situation.  This is especially true of close friends or family members who are having social and interpersonal difficulties.  You might find them wearing shoes that don’t’ match, they might not know what to eat or when they are full, how to take care of their personal hygiene, or to flush the toilet after use.  As well, discussing a TV show, a recent event, a family affair, or anything that you once had in common is almost impossible.  The interest is no longer there because the mind cannot recall it.  And, what’s painful to witness is that the person is unable to express themselves in a conversation.

Social and interpersonal difficulties impact how we interact with others.  It includes simple actions like understanding appropriate behaviors, manners, and etiquette.  It is not unusual to see someone mis-direct or express unnecessary anger towards a caregiver.   They have seemingly lost themselves, even while their body is still alive.   The mind is a terrible thing to lose because the person that it is happening to don’t realize that they are sick.  Asked if they are ok, they will often declare that they are doing just fine. 

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Caring for Someone Who is Losing their Mind

In caring for someone who is losing their mind you will need to give them lots of support.  Start by bringing them into familiar surroundings, especially their own homes.  Show them things that they might recognize from before their issues started like photos, Money, food, or play songs that they once heard.  Encourage independence in caring for themselves by writing down when they should take medicines or do other daily tasks.  Writing it down is very important.  Assist them with getting their day started, but don’t do it all for them.  The brain will need to be retrained to use its own functional capacity.  The ability is still there, but it needs a nudge of the familiar to get going again.  If safety or nutrition becomes too big of an issue for you to handle there are care facilities that can assist you short or long term. 

There Is Hope

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