Zeno Marx
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The more I deal with older folk (I'm not young myself), the more I realize how interesting (read: irritating and frustrating) it can be when someone is aware of a deficiency, yet they never seem to acknowledge the consequences of it. People who know they can't hear well, yet they very declaratively, and firmly, say things like "It's not that loud." or "I can't hear it. It's just fine." Or when in coherent moments of onset dementia, don't acknowledge maybe they did something in one of their incoherent moments.
"Who moved this?!"
"You did."
"I did not."
"You must have moved it the other day after we were talking about organizing that area."
Dead silence. Now, they know they don't remember well, yet when they are remembering well and are fulling present, they never seem to fall back on the possibility that when they weren't remember well, they did it. It was them.
Does anyone know what that phenomenon is called? Is there a name for it in dementia culture? Is there a term other than Stubborn Old Person Syndrome with Zero Capacity for Self-Awareness?
Now that I'm clearly aware of this, I sure hope I don't fall into that state until I'm fully in a state of no memory.
ps- I also find that these people are completely unapologetic. That's the icing on this tasty cake.
"Who moved this?!"
"You did."
"I did not."
"You must have moved it the other day after we were talking about organizing that area."
Dead silence. Now, they know they don't remember well, yet when they are remembering well and are fulling present, they never seem to fall back on the possibility that when they weren't remember well, they did it. It was them.
Does anyone know what that phenomenon is called? Is there a name for it in dementia culture? Is there a term other than Stubborn Old Person Syndrome with Zero Capacity for Self-Awareness?
Now that I'm clearly aware of this, I sure hope I don't fall into that state until I'm fully in a state of no memory.
ps- I also find that these people are completely unapologetic. That's the icing on this tasty cake.