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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom is like this at 58. She got a cold and thought the waitress must have infected only her cup of water. The power went out during a storm because the “Chinese must have hacked the power grid since we’Re in the dc area.” She completely closes the shades in the middle of the day because she thinks people are watching her. She eyes passers by suspiciously if they are too slow or glance toward the house. [/quote]

That is not normal behavior associated with aging, particularly at 58.

In truth, a lot of what PPs describe sounds like anxiety or mental illness. If the onset is sudden or new, maybe it’s a reaction to a medication? But people in their 50s and 60s don’t typicslly experience what PPs report.

I do think that aging can exacerbate pre-existing personality traits (although sometimes people mellow out with age, too). [/quote]

Yes, 58 is not terribly old. That behavior is not at all normal or average for someone that age, or even in their 60s. Does your mom see a doctor regularly? Maybe you could go with her to an appointment and take a moment to express your concerns so that the doctor could see if there’s a reason she is acting this way.

Yeah, this is kind of young indeed. It does sound like some meds side effects indeed. 
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