Ok! So we have all heard of paradise – lost! But what if a subject seems to be referring to the past and lost conditions obsessively? Like talking about a particular childhood memory over and over and over. Sometimes several times in a day. The subject doesn’t further develop her story over the time or as she goes along . She just repeats the same story sometimes even using identical vocabulary in identical patterns of speach to say the same thing she has said just 2 hours ago! can you help please?
2007-10-11 00:14:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Sounds like the term you may be looking for is "dementia". Is the subject elderly? This happens sometimes in the elderly, as they slowly slip from reality. They tend to recall events from their childhood and younger days and can repeat the events with great detail.
2007-10-11 00:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by ~RedBird~ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She can't help it. It's some form of Dementia, and if she's saying the same thing over and over again, possibly dementia of the Alzheimers type. Long Term memory is the last to go, short term memory usually is lost first. That's why they talk about the past as if it were yesterday! Is she forgetting things recently said to her or having a hard time pulling the right words from her head, or having a time remembering people's names? That's a sign of Alzheimers Disease. It can run it's course slow or quickly, there can be long periods of stability followed by a quick noticable loss of skills. Loss of Memory, and reading/writing skills are usually the first signs. It gets worse from there. There are some medications that may help in the early stages, but as time goes on, the condition does worsen, and there is really no cure for it. I'm sorry to say that, but it's the truth. The best thing to help is to keep her environment stable (don't move furniture around) and allow her to do as much for herself as she possibly can. Also, it helps if they have some type of routine during their day to help them remember what is coming next. Read to your friend if she likes books, and challenge her to think about her thoughts instead of just telling her something she has a hard time recalling. Listen to her stories, they may even be worth writing down!
2007-10-11 07:50:36 · answer #2 · answered by bpsgirl123 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm curious about this too.
Are their stories about negative experiences, or just memories.
My GM did this, even when she was seemingly not suffering any dementia otherwise. Telling the exact same childhood stories about my brother and I, word for word the same, every visit. She'd sometimes tell these stories 2 or 3 times a visit. She'd laugh hard every time too and expect us all to laugh.
2007-10-11 07:24:57 · answer #3 · answered by alisongiggles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it could be some dementia starting. I know when I worked in nursing homes alot of people diagnosed with dementia would refer back to old memories all the time-some good some bad.
2007-10-11 07:17:44 · answer #4 · answered by free2Bme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd recommend starting with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
2007-10-11 07:17:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This can also be caused by a stroke, which has restricted oxygen to part of the brain.
2007-10-11 07:53:55 · answer #6 · answered by Middle Class White Male 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋