How Dementia Affects Personality?

The way we think, feel, and act is how we are differentiated between others. Our whole life is influenced by our habits, traits, and the way we perceive the world. Unfortunately, some conditions are able to affect the way we behave and think, that is not common for our personality qualities.

Alzheimer’s Disease

The disease deals with the cognitive response and affects thinking, decision-making, memory. Usually, people start to behave in a reverse way that is common for them. A sweet and caring person may become bossy, demanding, and angry, or, someone who used to be worried about anything can become open and easygoing.

Dementia with Lewy

A protein known as Lewy bodies appear in one’s brain and start to affect memory, movement, and thinking. People suffering from the disease tend to become passive, emotionless and uninterested in anything they cared before.

Huntington’s Disease

The condition damages brain cells and influences every part of one’s life. Such people start to have difficulties in thinking clearly and may become furious very easily. They start to ignore basic things like brushing teeth, or showering and even do not understand what is happening.

Parkinson’s Disease

People suffering from the disease may seem absent-minded and not be social as they used to be. It is difficult for them to keep their thoughts in one direction. Usually, they get obsessed with small details or sudden carelessness.