Comments on: Is there a mental illness that causes one to create an inner fantasy and express it as a “memoir”? http://firstaidlist.com/illness/is-there-a-mental-illness-that-causes-one-to-create-an-inner-fantasy-and-express-it-as-a-memoir Wed, 05 May 2010 03:42:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dr. Bob http://firstaidlist.com/illness/is-there-a-mental-illness-that-causes-one-to-create-an-inner-fantasy-and-express-it-as-a-memoir/comment-page-1#comment-1034 Dr. Bob Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:27:59 +0000 http://firstaidlist.com/illness/is-there-a-mental-illness-that-causes-one-to-create-an-inner-fantasy-and-express-it-as-a-memoir#comment-1034 Alzheimer's did it for Ronald Reagan when he was president. He spoke several times of things that happened to him when he was in the Army. Problem: The only military he was in was the Army Reserve (Cavalry) before WW II, he never saw any action, and his only "active duty" was as an actor making training films. His poor eyesight prevented any active duty of any kind. However, in his movies he often played a soldier, and it was these fictional war memories that he remembered and spoke of as if they were real memories of real war-time action. Fortunately, by this time his wife, Nancy, was already pretty much running the country for him. <br><b>References : </b><br> Alzheimer’s did it for Ronald Reagan when he was president. He spoke several times of things that happened to him when he was in the Army.

Problem: The only military he was in was the Army Reserve (Cavalry) before WW II, he never saw any action, and his only “active duty” was as an actor making training films. His poor eyesight prevented any active duty of any kind.

However, in his movies he often played a soldier, and it was these fictional war memories that he remembered and spoke of as if they were real memories of real war-time action. Fortunately, by this time his wife, Nancy, was already pretty much running the country for him.

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