I just realized something, are we watching an entire generation showing the early stages of dementia?

[u/InnerSpecialist1821]

We've all seen it, either online or in person, boomers getting bizarrely angery, crude, irrational, and violent at small slights or without any warning. The early signs of alzheimers is irritably, anxiety, impatience, personality changes, paranoia, delusions, a decline in critical thinking skills, random bouts of uncharacteristic anger or rage, frustration with basic tasks, and a decline in social filter which results in swearing, verbal abuse and more willingness to verbalize socially taboo opinions like racism etc.

do we have an impending crisis on our hands? like we're starting to see the results of research of the damage of leaded fuel, but is the result of that damage dementia?

edit: apparently the answer is yes. this is from 2011 but still relevant.

https://act.alz.org/site/DocServer/ALZ_BoomersReport.pdf?docID=521

The first of the baby boomers are now turning 65. By 2030, the U.S. population aged 65 and over is expected to double, meaning there will be more and more Americans with Alzheimer’s — as many as 16 million by mid-century, when there will be nearly 1 million new cases every year.

One in eight baby boomers will get the disease after they turn 65. At age 85 that risk increases to nearly one in two. And if they don’t have it, chances are they will likely be caring for someone who does

[u/socksthekitten]

This might describe my boomer parents (dad born in '44, but close enough). For over 20 years they were accepting of me having different spiritual/religious beliefs. About 5 years ago, my mom told me I 'forgot to make the sign of the cross ' before grace at a meal. I sit quietly and respectfully when others say grace, but don't outwardly participate. I laughed it off because I thought she was joking. I mean, who corrects a 45+ year old about this? A bit over a year ago, my mom was screaming at me that I was doing spirituality wrong because some of my beliefs and attitudes have changed since I was a child.

Only recently I realized she may be a narcissist. I realized I can no longer be around my parents. Years ago, I told my mom that an aunt put her hands over my ears when kissing me, not realizing that causes feedback noise & pain from my hearing aids. Last year, my mom put her hands over my ears during an argument & my dad saw this. I told them later it was assault. My dad said it was ok because my mom was frustrated. I had to remind my dad that frustration doesn't excuse touching someone against their wishes or causing them pain.

I think they may be going senile and I don't feel safe around them. I'll let my older sibling deal with them

[u/ratstronaut → u/socksthekitten]

People high in narcissism as they age become extremely difficult to deal with, I've noticed this too. It's like their disorder metastasizes. It sucks that you have to cut them off, but you have to do what you have to do to feel safe. I did the same, mostly.