I remember a friend’s wife with dementia doing this.
My grandfather did it............
It is sad for the other victims but not for the knowing Biden wife, aides and DNC leaders who know he is not able to lead but still has the nuclear strike decision at his command.
Is there an Alexander Haig “I’m in charge here” type who wants to make the decision on retaliation against China, Russia, North Korea or Iran?
Not elected to do that.
Good moment for the Seven Days In May types to take over.
From Wiki:
Catatonia
Subtypes
Withdrawn Catatonia:
This form of catatonia is characterized by decreased response to external stimuli, immobility or inhibited movement, mutism, staring, posturing, and negativism. Patients may sit or stand in the same position for hours, may hold odd positions, and may resist movement of their extremities.[2][3]
Excited Catatonia:
Excited catatonia is characterized by odd mannerisms/gestures, performing purposeless or inappropriate actions, excessive motor activity, restlessness, stereotypy, impulsivity, agitation, and combativeness. Speech and actions may be repetitive or mimic another person’s.[2][3][10] People in this state are extremely hyperactive and may have delusions and hallucinations.[12] Catatonic excitement is commonly cited as one of the most dangerous mental states in psychiatry.
Malignant Catatonia:
Malignant catatonia is a life-threatening condition that may progress rapidly within a few days. It is characterized by fever, abnormalities in blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, diaphoresis (sweating), and delirium.[2][3] Certain lab findings are common with this presentation; however, they are nonspecific, which means that they are also present in other conditions and do not diagnose catatonia. These lab findings include: leukocytosis, elevated creatine kinase, low serum iron. The signs and symptoms of malignant catatonia overlap significantly with neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) and so a careful history, review of medications, and physical exam are critical to properly differentiate these conditions. For example, if the patient has waxy flexibility and holds a position against gravity when passively moved into that position, then it is likely catatonia. If the patient has a “lead-pipe rigidity” then NMS should be the prime suspect.[citation needed]
Other forms:
Periodic catatonia is an inconsistently defined entity. In the Wernicke-Kleist-Leonhard school, it is a distinct form of “non-system schizophrenia” characterized by recurrent acute phases with hyperkinetic and akinetic features and often psychotic symptoms, and the build-up of a residual state in between these acute phases, which is characterized by low-level catatonic features and aboulia of varying severity. The condition has a strong hereditary component. According to modern classifications, this may be diagnosed as a form of bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia.[13] Independently, the term periodic catatonia is sometimes used in modern literature to describe a syndrome of recurrent phases of acute catatonia (excited or inhibited type) with full remission between episodes, which resembles the description of “motility psychosis” in the Wernicke-Kleist-Leonhard school.[14]
System catatonias or systematic catatonias are only defined in the Wernicke-Kleist-Leonhard school. These are chronic-progressive conditions characterized by specific disturbances of volition and psychomotricity, leading to a dramatic decline of executive and adaptive functioning and ability to communicate. They are considered forms of schizophrenia but distinct from other schizophrenic conditions.[14] Affective flattening and apparent loss of interests are common but may be related to reduced emotional expression rather than lack of emotion. Heredity is low. Of the 21 different forms (6 “simple” and 15 “combined” forms) that have been described, most overlap only partially - if at all - with current definitions of either catatonia or schizophrenia, and thus are difficult to classify according to modern diagnostic manuals.[13]
Early childhood catatonias are also a diagnosis exclusive to the Wernicke-Kleist-Leonhard school, and refers to system catatonias that manifest in young children. Clinically, these conditions resemble severe regressive forms of autism.[13]
Chronic catatonia-like breakdown or autistic catatonia refers to a functional decline seen in some patients with pre-existing autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disability which usually runs a chronic-progressive course and encompasses attenuated catatonic symptoms as well as mood and anxiety symptoms that increasingly interfere with adaptive functioning. Onset is typically insidious and often mistaken for background autistic symptoms. Slowing of voluntary movement, reduced speech, aboulia, increased prompt dependency and obsessive-compulsive symptoms are frequently seen; negativism, (auto-)aggressive behaviors and ill-defined hallucinations have also been reported. Both the causes of this disorder as well as its prognosis appear to be heterogenous, with most patients showing partial recovery upon treatment. It seems to be related to chronic stress as a result of life transitions, loss of external time structuring, sensory sensitivities and/or traumatic experiences, co-morbid mental disorders, or other unknown causes. Since clinical catatonia can not always be diagnosed, this condition has also been renamed to the more general term “late regression”.[15][16]
my step daughters grandmother drove to the grocery store with no pants on.
She got the call from the police to come and pick her up.
A next door neighbor/friend had his grandmother staying with them (we were in our teens still).
She had wondered off, and it took around a month to be able to find her (can’t remember exactly how long, but it was a long time).
We had a small community on a Korean war base that had been closed down for decades, and about 15 houses (families) lived in the officer’s houses.. 10 miles from the nearest town (which had a population of around 1200)..
That is scary, she could have wondered out into the pastures and a diamondback (or coyotes/mountain lions) bitten her :/ ... (and gotten lost never to be found in the pastures).