Can you relate to my mother's symptoms?

Asked By: brickletoss 26-30 9 months ago

I think my mom has a mental illness, but I don't know what it is. Does anyone recognize what is going on?

She has a childlike persona that she goes into... for 20 years, it didn't happen much, but in the last few years, it's become more frequent, and the last year, she has existed completely in "child mode."

During her "child mode," she acts like she is literally five years old. Her tone of voice and pronunciation become like a child's-- she'll say things like "'frigidator" and "I'm a pretty kitty bunny, MEEEOWW" (very high-pitched sound that she's repeatedly been told is annoying.) The way she moves her legs in walking is similar to the way a small child will move-- that kind of awkward stomping you see in toddlers. Her cognition seems less mature-- she'll act confused or fail to give mature evaluations of things. (In "normal mode," she shows more mature thought processes.)

Stress and fatigue seem to bring it on.

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Posted by mrmoose1947 Aug 6th, 2012 at 8:44PM

You need to get her to a doc right away, like now. could be stroke

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Posted by Snapple10 Aug 6th, 2012 at 8:48PM

Has she suffered a brain injury at any time in her past? She could have had a stroke too. She really needs to go to the doctor. Bribe her if you have to with ice cream or something.

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Posted by louisthepearl Aug 6th, 2012 at 8:43PM

Alzheimer's... ? Is she elderly?

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Posted by amstevens23 Aug 6th, 2012 at 8:43PM

alzheimer's? dementia?

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