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Alexis_J_M t1_j4sooy3 wrote

What we don't know is whether social isolation is a risk factor for dementia or whether the earliest stages of dementia lead to social isolation.

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kenlasalle t1_j4s01hf wrote

As an older author who spends a lot of time at my keyboard, I'm really sorry to hear that.

And would those pixies please shut up while I'm typing!!!

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psycho-logique t1_j4rnnqe wrote

Yeah, this is something that people don't talk about enough. Doing puzzles, healthy eating, exercise, and other factors are important too but, social support and social interactions have also been shown in multiple studies to reduce the risk of developing dementia.

Of course, it's all correlations so we don't know what directly causes what, but given that even the best medications for dementia are not very effective, we need to come at this with all weapons we got.

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Ksradrik t1_j4ryadt wrote

Damn son, Im not doing any of these and am super isolated.

I guess forgetting my problems wouldnt be such a bad deal either.

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erc_82 t1_j4s6ghm wrote

Another great discovery for those of us who still take precautions to avoid covid-19...

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NowhereToRun13 t1_j4v0nye wrote

People still do that?

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erc_82 t1_j4vc4lc wrote

Those of us who have a compromised immune system or, family members who do. Even if that wasn't the case for our house, I am suffering long covid from having it once around a year ago. Occasionally i will just be out of breath for no reason as well. I am committed to preventing making that worse. I miss feeling like i have 100% of my brain and cannot imagine how it would effect me to catch it again.

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fukijama t1_j4ts1kl wrote

So, I am not a big fan of doing the social dance in general. Does talking to people on the phone for work count?

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Zurc_bot t1_j4ufg5t wrote

Well, hello darkness my old friend

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GoddessOfFire71 t1_j4wlx20 wrote

Even though genetic testing showed no alzheimers for me...I suffer from C.R.S. can't remember sh-it. I'm 100% sure I am getting or will have alzheimers. I've cared for dementia patients for 30 years and am watching my MIL go down hill from it.

Making plans.

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Timirninja t1_j4trs3l wrote

Socially isolated older adults have a 27% higher chance of developing dementia than their peers who aren’t socially isolated

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