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Originally Posted by avlady
I think there is no reason to be embarrassed of your illness. some of us are going to get senile in the end and then where will we be? My mother's friend doesn't even know her own name and she's in her 70's. She wears diapers as she can't go to the bathroom alone either, it's like she's a baby again. She had several children during her lifetime, was and still is a great person. I also used to work in nursing home and some of the people were in the same situation as her. That is why I say not to be embarrassed about your illness, who knows, maybe you may not even know your own name tomarrow!
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Ha-Ha-Ha...! Well, I guess I shouldn't laugh. Senility isn't funny. But I loved your line about me possibly not knowing my own name tomorrow! Actually this is very Buddhist! You're absolutely correct about all of this! It's something I tell myself regularly. But, unfortunately, for me there seems to be a big difference between knowing something intellectually & living it day-to-day.
I've practiced meditation & studied mindfulness practice, done yoga & a simplified form of Tai Chi as well as other stuff. But none of it has made any real difference in my essential mental health status. In the end it always seems to come down to the same old thing. I'm just whacked (LOL!) Sometimes I think senility would be a relief!
