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Ray, rigid thinking has nothing to do with attitude. One PWP insisted on working with his circular saw even though he had almost injured himself badly. He refused to believe that he wasn't capable of working with dangerous tools. My own husband believed that he could get up and walk on his own even though he fell every time he attempted to. To the day he died he insisted that he could leave the house to visit the neighbors - alone. That is the rigid thinking I was referring to - the kind of thinking that disregards safety or the suggestion (as in the case of the PWP who is depressed) that treatment or safety measures are necessary. ------------ Mary Ann >I don't find "rigid thinking" to be a very helpful medical term. Besides I >don't buy the idea that I got a bad attitude along with tremor, stiffness, >and poor balance. Seems to me it could mean simply not agreeing with a >non-PWP assessment as to how I should be handling my disease. > > Ray > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn