tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post3093601590772623041..comments2023-09-10T06:45:28.292-04:00Comments on FTD/Dementia Support Blog: FTD and OverstimulationHowardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084503950259010035noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post-20168901157715623592012-12-05T03:53:36.523-05:002012-12-05T03:53:36.523-05:00Howard thank you. This has been a major issue in m...Howard thank you. This has been a major issue in my life as well.Simply Mama Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249659117372492516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post-90088751089579883732012-12-04T07:27:03.831-05:002012-12-04T07:27:03.831-05:00Thank you very much Rob, Best of luck with your si...Thank you very much Rob, Best of luck with your sister in law. There's no rhyme or reason to why and how FTD effects different people in different. It's the lucky or unlucky draw of where it progresses in the brain.<br />All the best,<br />HowardHowardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084503950259010035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post-65254002708847347682012-12-04T06:42:58.736-05:002012-12-04T06:42:58.736-05:00Howard, just a quick word to thank you for your bl...Howard, just a quick word to thank you for your blog. My sister in law was diagnosed with FTD last winter. Since then her life has completely changed as well as the lives of those close to her. Her FTD manifests itself differently from the way yours appears to -- she seems to utterly lack self awareness of the effects of the disease, such as the lack of inhibitions. Your writing is so helpful to me for many reasons, but one of the main reasons is, I see it as a window into what's going on with my sister in law; you say things that she is incapable of saying but would if she could. Again, thank you, and best of luck on your journey.Rob1213https://www.blogger.com/profile/09454288945011755819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post-65054814468381408192012-12-04T05:43:45.787-05:002012-12-04T05:43:45.787-05:00Thank you so much for the kind comment Diana.
Howa...Thank you so much for the kind comment Diana.<br />HowardHowardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084503950259010035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post-83216317297790190492012-12-03T20:55:21.169-05:002012-12-03T20:55:21.169-05:00Howard-
you are the welcomed drink in the dry dese...Howard-<br />you are the welcomed drink in the dry desert for so many people.You offer confirmation that their peculiar behavior is experienced by others.Please keep at it or people will be at a lost for confirmation that they haven't totally lost their way yet! <br /> One of your true supporters and believers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202233761011144767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post-77763858232213254422012-12-03T19:12:32.163-05:002012-12-03T19:12:32.163-05:00Janet,
You poor thing. You've been through hel...Janet,<br />You poor thing. You've been through hell. I'm glad your home and will see you on FB.<br />Keep up the good attitude.<br />HowardHowardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084503950259010035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post-60447034283725565102012-12-03T19:01:09.661-05:002012-12-03T19:01:09.661-05:00Howard,
I couldn't have arrived home from the...Howard,<br /><br />I couldn't have arrived home from the hospital to a better blog. I was inpatient with 25 other individuals with eating disorders for almost eight weeks. The worse part was the noise and chaos of being around so many people. They had to make a special exception for me to lay down for two hours in the afternoons or I would have gone insane.<br /><br />I knew this was a problem before I left as I am usually very withdrawn and isolate myself from others. My normal routine was to go to the gym and workout fours hours each morning. Now they say I am a compulsive over-exerciser and need to change this behavior. That leaves me home alone with no social outlets.<br /><br />I got out of the hospital prior to finishing treatment as I fractured my foot (13 previous surgeries) and broke two screws. This will mean another foot surgery and being layed up for 6-8 weeks. I also have a degenerative mediscus in my knee (same leg) which will most likely result in knee replacement surgery (already had three knee surgeries). That means that after the surgeries I will need to go back into the hospital as the eating disorder is still alive and well. The up side is at least I am home. I have missed everyone on facebook and am glad to be back and caught up on e-mails. Talk to you again soon. JanetJanetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post-29141584281399301052012-12-03T13:43:15.904-05:002012-12-03T13:43:15.904-05:00Howard,
For me, Over-stimulization, is the thing ...Howard,<br /><br />For me, Over-stimulization, is the thing that has changed my life most of all. I used to be a very social person with loads of friends going out almost every night after work and now I have taken to staying home, in my controlled environment, so that I don't send myself into an panic attack over the very same things you've described. <br /><br />I can get triggered by someone working at a fast food place, yelling out someone's order in my ear at a crowded restaurant, if the music is too loud in a restaurant while i'm trying to talk with someone, a sudden loud noise out of the blue, or little kids squealing in delight...the list goes on and on. Being home is how I've managed this for a year and a half. <br /><br />Telling this to a doctor just leads them to brand me as anxious and one Psychiatrist diagnosed me with Agoraphobia - because I can control my home environment. Even though it feels like a panic attack taking Xanex or Attivan doesn't help.<br /><br />Thank you so much for writing about this because for the past year and a half, I didn't know anyone else felt like this nor have I read it in the multitude of articles and books I've read or even tried to find on the internet. As bad as it is, it does bring me comfort to know that I'm not alone. <br /><br />Stay strong Howard, you are such an inspiration to me!<br /><br />KathieKathie Murphynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post-32483634005613546712012-12-03T13:37:26.002-05:002012-12-03T13:37:26.002-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shelby Robbianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494808167352302768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post-50065578127521809332012-12-03T12:15:20.886-05:002012-12-03T12:15:20.886-05:00Hi A,
Your right, I need to dump my Starbucks pic....Hi A,<br />Your right, I need to dump my Starbucks pic. <br /><br />Before FTD, I never wrote, except reports and standard stuff for business. My friends are pretty amazed how I all of a sudden became a talented writer. I don't think about it.<br /><br />HowardHowardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084503950259010035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769365000202093.post-62406793330823142772012-12-03T12:05:36.295-05:002012-12-03T12:05:36.295-05:00Howard,
GREAT information how your brain processe...Howard, <br />GREAT information how your brain processes and how you deal with distractions. I think now you should update your About Me picture and not give StarBucks free advertisement. I love your detail of people, but would you have wrote it like that before the disease? Stay strong - your amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com