Great video I needed to hear this going back to the caregiver field.

You remarked about repeating this technique over and over. I'm glad you do because, as a caregiver, I need to hear it over and over. I've been my mother's live in caregiver for 11 years and, very often, I'm emotionally/physically drained at times these issues come up and my knee-jerk reaction is to be defensive which never helps; she is further upset and the issue weighs on me even after we're done 'discussing it'. The times I come along side her with the supportive stance, we both win. She feels heard, understood and calmed and I that issue is no longer weighing on me. Thank You for posting these videos. They truly are a blessing to both caregiver and the one receiving care from an educated caregiver

I believe I’m living the very beginning of these issues with my husband. He recalls things with some truths but mixes up the story. He then says that he wants to start recording his interactions so he can prove he is right. He is starting to do this within the family with many present and it became a big thing. He got angry and stormed out thinking we are all against him. (Paranoia) He has big ideas to make investments but his financial thinking of costs is still back in the 70’s. This is hard to live with. I don’t think I could have calmed him down at that moment but a couple days later we spoke on the subject, alone. I was able to help him understand what actually took place and how he mixed in things that happened on other occasions. It is difficult to see a doctor in Canada. Is it worth the effort since there is no cure or even treatment? The difficulty is twice as hard because this is a sensitive subject. He will not bring it up to the doctor and I will have a hard time address it in front of him. Horrible to see him hurting like this.

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I need to get my dad diagnosed. He refuses. He has a woman who is a friend telling him I'm trying to put him in a home. No family will help or believe me or the adrc because my dad knows everyone & is wealthy. It is horrible

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Some delusions can be quite grand. My grandmother attempted to cook all of her food (which was a lot, living in the country) because she believed a neighbor called (one that passed away years prior) and was bringing his whole family and some other neighbors over for dinner. Luckily, once she got everything out, she couldn't figure out how to start. We found her on the floor because she didn't know what else to do. 😢

I started doing this when I can. However, it is hard to do this sometimes. My MIL believes that I told her I hate her and is very hurt by it. So, accepting that I did this, when I didn't, would make it worse. My grandmother kept calling the sheriff on my aunt (who she didn't like before the delusions started). Authorities don't take these well after the first couple of times.

My mom is always stating that she hears "them" talking and my friends whom she names are taking things from her house. They took her jewelry, took her dinning room table, her ukelele. Almost every day same thing. She still has her home although she's been with me for 3 years. Our granddaughter lives in the house but will be moving soon. We're going to have to sell it but I'm not going to tell her. I have a hard time responding when she says they are stealing her things.

What do you say to your loved one who is in a delusion state "I am at a hotel or aunt Charlotte's house" but they are really at their own home? Thanks for some language or steps on how to best help the loved one stay calm and know they are safe in their home without upsetting them further.

My 100 year old bedridden mom really thinks my brother who lives and cares for her full time has a secret baby/child and girlfriend. It is kind of a sweet delusion since he is a lifelong bachelor. When she mentions it, I try to validate how interesting and nice that idea is. Lately, she will try to get more 'details' from me and is disappointed when I tell her I don't have details cause I am not knowledgable about the situation and she seems to know more than me. 🤷‍♀️

my wife is in mid to late stage PCA... delusions have now, unfortunately, been added to the list of our trials... she believes someone has taken our 14 year-old daughter, or another version is we tricked her into signing papers that allow "them" to take our daughter... when she's in the midst of one if these episodes, she is highly anxious and agitated... of course she refuses to take the prescribed anti-anxiety meds... "it's a trick" she says... welcome to posterior cortical atrophy, the worst horror show on earth...

Do you address temporary delusions and hallucinations due to a UTI different from those due to dementia?

Apathy- they cannot care what the truth is-

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