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What Is Causing Imagination Of Hearing Thumping And Vibrations At Night?
I manage apartments and have a resident in his 80"s who has lived at our community for over 22 years. He lives on the third floor and insist / that each night around the same time he hears thumping from 11 pm to 5 am. and in addition if he stands up through out the day in his apt he feels vibrations. He has accused his neighbors of doing things each night at the hours mentioned and that its not in his head. I've been over there to listen when he hears the noise as well as other staff members and neighbors and we hear nothing. He is convinced someone is lying and doing something nightly in their apt. Its so frustrating . We have been working with over seven months and we can't get him to believe it could be medical.
Wed, 28 May 2014
Hello,
It is suggestive of psychosis as, he hears voices which you and other people have confirmed do not exist.
the point that he dosent believe you also points towards psychosis- in which patient thinks that what he hears/ feels/ thinks is right and not otherwise. It is impossible to convience him ot any such man, and with each passing week his condition might deteriorate.
So, if he dosent listen to you for going for checkup - either, you can contact his family and tell them the situation and they take him to a psychiatrist.
Or - You call up emergency and tell the case.
In any way there is no other option. He will never believe that he is not well mentally and there is an illness which is causing him hear such sounds. He might even become suspicious towards others for planning against him and call police.
...so, better is that you help out this old man .
Wish you good luck.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD psychiatry
It is suggestive of psychosis as, he hears voices which you and other people have confirmed do not exist.
the point that he dosent believe you also points towards psychosis- in which patient thinks that what he hears/ feels/ thinks is right and not otherwise. It is impossible to convience him ot any such man, and with each passing week his condition might deteriorate.
So, if he dosent listen to you for going for checkup - either, you can contact his family and tell them the situation and they take him to a psychiatrist.
Or - You call up emergency and tell the case.
In any way there is no other option. He will never believe that he is not well mentally and there is an illness which is causing him hear such sounds. He might even become suspicious towards others for planning against him and call police.
...so, better is that you help out this old man .
Wish you good luck.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD psychiatry
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