Thanks so much for your advice, it really helps a lot. It's so true the diagnosis has only been made a month ago but it feels like a lifetime to me. I agree he probably needs time and I try my best to respect all his wishes even if they sound irrational to me. He means the world to me and I just want to be there for him in whatever way he needs me even if it is the most difficult thing I have ever been through.
In regards to FTD, I did wonder about it too. But my dad has a long history of mental health problems so I don't want to read too much into his mental state either. He was diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder 30 years ago and has taken medication to stabilise his mood ever since.
A few things have definitely changed in the past months though. He struggles to find words for common objects or he forgets most names - even of close family members. I have to help him with a lot of sentences to find the right words. The other thing that's different now is that he is very aggressive towards me. He always had a tendency to be aggressive - on a daily basis really, but not towards me and also i feel like he is becoming more uncontrollable with his anger. Maybe it's because he sees me as a symbol for the diagnosis that he is trying hard to fight because I have been taking charge of all medical aspects for him.
A few months ago (before he was diagnosed) he had a complete mental breakdown, which I hadn't seen before either. We had a fight about a small topic, then he became uncontrollably aggressive and started crying uncontrollably - even he himself was surprised by it. I've never seen him cry like this, only once when his father died. I read that this may be a sign of ALS as well.
Again, I don't want to read to much into all these signs given his mental health problems - maybe it's just the added stress of his health deteriorating, this is difficult to accept for anyone - let alone for someone with a narcissistic personality disorder who needs to keep up the facade of grandiosity. But I was wondering if these things could sound like FTD to you too? If so, is there anything one can do? Is there medication for it?
thanks again!!
In regards to FTD, I did wonder about it too. But my dad has a long history of mental health problems so I don't want to read too much into his mental state either. He was diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder 30 years ago and has taken medication to stabilise his mood ever since.
A few things have definitely changed in the past months though. He struggles to find words for common objects or he forgets most names - even of close family members. I have to help him with a lot of sentences to find the right words. The other thing that's different now is that he is very aggressive towards me. He always had a tendency to be aggressive - on a daily basis really, but not towards me and also i feel like he is becoming more uncontrollable with his anger. Maybe it's because he sees me as a symbol for the diagnosis that he is trying hard to fight because I have been taking charge of all medical aspects for him.
A few months ago (before he was diagnosed) he had a complete mental breakdown, which I hadn't seen before either. We had a fight about a small topic, then he became uncontrollably aggressive and started crying uncontrollably - even he himself was surprised by it. I've never seen him cry like this, only once when his father died. I read that this may be a sign of ALS as well.
Again, I don't want to read to much into all these signs given his mental health problems - maybe it's just the added stress of his health deteriorating, this is difficult to accept for anyone - let alone for someone with a narcissistic personality disorder who needs to keep up the facade of grandiosity. But I was wondering if these things could sound like FTD to you too? If so, is there anything one can do? Is there medication for it?
thanks again!!