An afterlife would be terrifying for me

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Are you stating that psychiatrists assess the condition of the demented by their outward appearance?

Yes, rocks and vegetables are content, every bit as much as they are discontent.

I have no idea where you are going with your last statement. Sounds new age hippy.

Yes, I mean precisely that.    The ability to read minds is as yet denied them. 

So Just stopping all your biological functions will make you contented. 

You got issues unique to you that you'd like to tell us about?

Psychiatrists don't have to read minds. I don't think you understand the vastly different ways dementia can be present. Sounds like you've grasped onto worst case scenario dementia as all dementia.

I was making fun of your rocks/vegetables comment because it needed making fun of.