well vs unwell

well, i have a made an interesting observation about mum. when she is well, she is unwell, and when she is unwell, she is well. understand? haha... let me explain.

when she is sick and down with respiratory-related issues and can't breathe well, she is usually lucid and rather normal mentally. so i don't often experience her tantrums, emotional swings, etc. conversely, when she is normal and can breathe properly, she tends to be extra suspicious of me, and often throws her tantrums and gets into emotional swings...

and i have a theory why things are like that. and i suspect when she has respiratory issues, the brain gets starved of oxygen, goes into survival mode and thus focuses on what's necessary to stay alive. and when there is normal oxygen intake, the brain starts to invest the oxygen in other areas that allows her to "do other less productive things", like suspect people! haha... such a naive theory. but hey, let's just take life as it comes and manage it.