I also have had CBT
But the main point in havening CBT is to
recognize those behavior Cognitively , that is making you feel that way , so you make a plan in how to change those negative behaviors
So it does make me wonder how someone with a Dementia is meant to recognize what they doing, when they can't help doing it in the first place.
Sounds a bit cruel really, asking someone with a Dementia to change there behaviors now they have a dementia when they may not be able to retain the information to recognize cognitive what they are doing is still going to make them feel negative.
I can imagine how hurtful it is for my mother if I said
“Mum you told me that 10 times, can you please stop asking me that question, she feels hurt, negative towards herself
Then the next moment she still ask me the same question .
Your find its a Fact that it not a past memory of an advent that you remember most , but the Feeling of the memory it left you with . So my mother going to remember most in the future the feeling of getting something wrong that made her feel hurt negative , then the memory of me telling her that. when all memory is gone all that left is feeling , if past memory are only negative seem a lot of frustration is going to happen . Not saying that happening ,with your partner just making an example .
sounds like it end up making the the carer feel better , rather then your partner, as it may make it more manageable for the carer to handle those symptoms .
1.Speech - Taking Turns: Shown marked improvement
2.Speech - Repetition: No improvement but no worse
3.Hygeine - Bathing: No improvement but no worse
How dose your partner feel about doing the CBT?
Psychologist said it may get worse before he gets better, but so far we haven't seen that. However he may be lulling us into a false sense of security!
Dementia symptoms only gets worse , so I do not get the Psychologist point when he says .
Psychologist said it may get worse before he gets better
so I think your right when you say
false sense of security
I wish you both all the best . Hope you keep us updated in how it work out .