http://changingaging.org/2009/09/25/powerup-friday-11/ By Dr. Bill Thomas Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:10:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://changingaging.org/2009/09/25/powerup-friday-11/comment-page-1/#comment-2080 Christine K. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:37:14 +0000 http://changingaging.org/?p=1788#comment-2080 Al I am excited about where your book is leading. After 27 years in aging, I am now working in the mental health arena. I am finding a tremendous number of healthy people often middle-aged come into my office because they have had an experience in their current life which has resulted in accidentally opening doors to rooms that are full of tragic events. (Instead of rooms, I use the analogy of a big coat with many pockets.) These healthy people are opening pockets they closed up and either forgot about years ago or buried under other folds of life’s clothing. I wonder if people who experience anxiety with dementia are opening pockets of memories they have closed years ago and forgotten or buried. Many have never worked through the emotions surrounding those buried memories. With the onset of dementia as the good doctor describes, life’s pockets are not so easily kept shut, things just fall out hap-hasardly when a person least expects it, contributing to uncontrollable anxiety/anger/fear. Our medical solution is to provide a psych med for a psychotic disorders. Maybe the solution is to seek talk therapy when we are young? Hmmm, My door is always open! Al
I am excited about where your book is leading.
After 27 years in aging, I am now working in the mental health arena. I am finding a tremendous number of healthy people often middle-aged come into my office because they have had an experience in their current life which has resulted in accidentally opening doors to rooms that are full of tragic events. (Instead of rooms, I use the analogy of a big coat with many pockets.) These healthy people are opening pockets they closed up and either forgot about years ago or buried under other folds of life’s clothing. I wonder if people who experience anxiety with dementia are opening pockets of memories they have closed years ago and forgotten or buried. Many have never worked through the emotions surrounding those buried memories. With the onset of dementia as the good doctor describes, life’s pockets are not so easily kept shut, things just fall out hap-hasardly when a person least expects it, contributing to uncontrollable anxiety/anger/fear. Our medical solution is to provide a psych med for a psychotic disorders. Maybe the solution is to seek talk therapy when we are young? Hmmm, My door is always open!

]]> http://changingaging.org/2009/09/25/powerup-friday-11/comment-page-1/#comment-2076 Judith Shapiro Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:25:00 +0000 http://changingaging.org/?p=1788#comment-2076 Although I'm typically disinclined to look longingly to the future, February can't come soon enough. Of course if you'd like a volunteer copy-editor . . . . Although I’m typically disinclined to look longingly to the future, February can’t come soon enough. Of course if you’d like a volunteer copy-editor . . . .

]]> http://changingaging.org/2009/09/25/powerup-friday-11/comment-page-1/#comment-2075 Terri Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:18:12 +0000 http://changingaging.org/?p=1788#comment-2075 This is a necessary book, can't wait to bring it to work with me! This is a necessary book, can’t wait to bring it to work with me!

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