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Frequent Deja vu that feels real to my husband

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Apr 9 3:56pm | Replies (15)

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@naturegirl5

@rubyredkate Thank you for your comment. I'd like to highlight something you said about not making a comment when your husband experiences déjà vu. For a person with dementia or MCI it's better for communication and for the relationship if you go along with what the person said even if you know it is incorrect. This can actually be a conversation starter such as "tell me about this place", or "is there more about that TV show you'd like to share?" or something like that. I don't think there is a safety issue here so why not go along?

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That’s what I have learned to do also. Often if I ask him about the TV show he says he can’t remember the details. So we just go on and watch it. Knowing this happens to other people makes me feel less worried and frustrated about it.