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Originally Posted by pooh
One hypothesis is that those who have control issues, might just be more inclined to develop the disease. Then there have been studies that seem to indicate individuals with happy personalities may not exhibit signs of Alzheimer's even though upon autopsy, their brains showed the plaque that is seen in people with this disease.
Alzheimer's Risk Factors - Personality Could Play a Role | Peak Health Advocate
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Oh my goodness, two people in our family have dementia and they were both control freaks. One, in my husband's family, had a very "powerful" job and went downhill rapidly when he became a small fish in a big pond on retirement; the one in my family controlled everything to do with my parents and her husband and was very reclusive. I always thought the dementia came on because she had no circle of friends for support when her husband died. Interesting.