Decrease Of Negative Behaviors Such As Agitation, Aggressiveness, Or Erratic Wandering -
When you answer the why , the what naturally decreases. Not through force. Not through medication. But through the radical, exhausting, beautiful act of bearing witness to someone else's storm without adding thunder of your own.
Take the 15 minutes. Eat the snack. Call the relief aide. Lock the bathroom door and cry if you need to. A regulated caregiver is the single most effective medication for a dysregulated patient. Agitation, aggression, and wandering are the language of a broken neurology. They are not enemies to be conquered. They are symptoms to be soothed. When you answer the why , the what naturally decreases
Similarly, constipation (very common with psych meds) causes physical agony that looks like psychosis. Erratic wandering spikes with low blood sugar or thyroid issues. When you answer the why