Khaberni - Mental confusion is a psychological and mental condition that affects a person's ability to think clearly, concentrate, or make decisions correctly. A person may feel as if their mind is foggy, their thoughts entangled, and as if there is a barrier preventing them from effectively performing their daily tasks.
Symptoms of Mental Confusion
Mental confusion typically causes the following symptoms:
• Difficulty in knowing the time or identifying their current location.
• Forgetting information or details heard a short time ago.
• A lack of awareness of what is happening in the world around them.
• Inability to perform simple mental tasks such as counting down or up.
• Delusions and imagining things, such as mistakenly believing they saw a black dog when it is actually black pants lying on the ground.
• Experiencing hallucinations like hearing strange voices or seeing people that others do not.
• Stuttering and speaking very slowly, repeating errors in phrases and speech.
• Sudden changes in feelings, where a person may feel tense or upset suddenly without reason.
Cases Where Mental Confusion Is Dangerous
Immediate medical intervention is advised in some critical cases that may indicate a serious health problem, such as sudden and unexplained mental confusion, especially in children, or if the afflicted person becomes detached from reality and experiences severe delusions or irrational beliefs.
Additionally, a change in lip or skin color to blue is a warning sign that requires quick intervention, along with experiencing severe chest pain or symptoms indicating the possibility of a stroke, such as blurred vision.
Causes of Mental Confusion
Mental confusion can occur for various reasons including:
Dehydration: due to losing a lot of fluids and salts, which affects brain function and mental balance.
Blood sugar drop: whether caused by skipping meals or taking an overdose of insulin.
Sleep deprivation: not getting enough rest and sleeping and staying up for long periods of the night without interruption is a main cause of mental confusion.
Brain reflux: and exposure to a head injury and sudden drop in body temperature.
Lack of certain minerals: such as calcium and sodium or lack of oxygen in the body.
Treatment of Mental Confusion
The treatment primarily depends on the cause of the mental confusion and the severity of the symptoms on the affected person, and includes the following treatment methods:
• Receiving intravenous fluids for severe dehydration.
• Using blood thinners or undergoing surgery if affected by a stroke.
• Using antibiotics in cases of bacterial infection.
Prevention of Mental Confusion
The following tips may help reduce the risk of mental confusion:
• Drink at least 8 glasses of water daily and regularly throughout the day.
• Follow a balanced diet to ensure getting the nutrients your body needs.
• Exercise regularly and train your body on this healthy habit in your day.
• Wear safety equipment to protect your head from injury, especially if you work in construction or in one of the dangerous professions.
• Get enough rest and sleep at night.
In the end, mental confusion is a warning signal from both the body and the mind that there is a malfunction that needs attention and care, so it should not be ignored or considered just passing fatigue. It is important to stop and search for the real reason behind this confusion.
