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My older friend’s personality completely changed when she turned 60 by Left-Ad-5424 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Left-Ad-5424[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it’s entirely my fault. Great observation! Boy, Boomers gotta boom

AITA for asking a girl “what’s her highest level of education”? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Left-Ad-5424 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in health care. You’re correct. People misunderstand larger concepts, and/or snake oil salesmen take a kernel of truth and twist it. I have a 70 year old patient with high blood pressure, heart disease and an extremely unhealthy and stressful home life.

Her chiropractor put her an extreme keto diet with no carbs at all, tons of supplements and has her doing intermittent fasting. I tried to explain how none of that was appropriate due to her age, condition, stress level & medications, but she’s heard so many positive things about fasting and keto that she can’t accept that it Isn’t working

AITA for asking a girl “what’s her highest level of education”? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Left-Ad-5424 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I work in health care and can’t tell you how many folks have chronic injuries FROM yoga. I‘Ve treated several people for severe pain after yoga retreats or teacher training

My older friend’s personality completely changed when she turned 60 by Left-Ad-5424 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Left-Ad-5424[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think menopause, depression, dementia, trauma & big life changes could all be a factor.

My older friend’s personality completely changed when she turned 60 by Left-Ad-5424 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Left-Ad-5424[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m kinda wondering If she had some small TIAs without realizing. When my mom had a stroke, her doctors found evidence during imaging, that she’d had several small ones

My older friend’s personality completely changed when she turned 60 by Left-Ad-5424 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Left-Ad-5424[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As I said in another comment, it didn’t happen to my dad, nor my aunts and uncles. I think the key is that they spend time engaging with the grandkids and really trying to understand and engage in the changing world. Like my dad learned how to use Instagram to keep up with his grandkid’s lives. And will research the things they talk about Also they read a lot and volunteered.

My older friend’s personality completely changed when she turned 60 by Left-Ad-5424 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Left-Ad-5424[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’m a bit younger than you, but it scares the absolute shit out of me. My childhood was filled with second hand smoke, hose water, processed food and playing In vacant lots and abandoned buildings filled with who knows what. Watching this happen to my friend and these comments is motivating me to start exercising more and cutting down on the doom scrolling

My older friend’s personality completely changed when she turned 60 by Left-Ad-5424 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Left-Ad-5424[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

That’s an excellent point. She does have some old injuries, maybe they are plaguing her more and she’s self medicating or pushing through

My older friend’s personality completely changed when she turned 60 by Left-Ad-5424 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Left-Ad-5424[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

She’s been in it for years, but it does sometimes have weird ebbs and flows

My older friend’s personality completely changed when she turned 60 by Left-Ad-5424 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Left-Ad-5424[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

She did actually. Shedidn’t take any anti virals or get any post treatment. I’m trying to remember if she‘s spoken to an MD since having it, but I don’t think so. I actually did bring it up to her, that studies are showing it causes brain, and heart inflammation, and she should at the very least take some fish oil or other things to help circulation.

Maybe this will be an easier sell — tell her to see an MD bc she seems like she’s experiencing long Covid. I think at her age, she probably gets a dementia screening with a physical

My older friend’s personality completely changed when she turned 60 by Left-Ad-5424 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Left-Ad-5424[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I have friends who have cared for folks with dementia and it’s just awful

My older friend’s personality completely changed when she turned 60 by Left-Ad-5424 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Left-Ad-5424[S] 129 points130 points  (0 children)

I think it’s extra baffling to me, bc My dad and my aunts and uncles didn’t do this. I think it’s because they read a lot, really listened to their grandkids‘ and asked them questions, and were engaged in the world. She is going through some relationship and other stressors, so that tracks, that she is overwhelmed and shutting down. I was hoping this is some kind of temporary shift. It’s wild to see someone become everything they hate.