My mom is a little crazy. First I thought she was stupid but now I'm pretty sure she's crazy. First some background information on my mother, she's illiterate and has very little education, ok thats enough background information. The problem is that she's convinced that their are cameras in the house watching us, from the tv, the walls, and the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. She's also convinced that tv personalities like regis and kelly, oprah, and tyra banks are talking to her and sending her secret messages that only she can understand. What the hell am i supposed to do? It's driving me crazy, i actually punched a hole straight through the wall, AND i'm a tiny woman for crying out loud. please somebody give me some advice.

thedogghater

this is way out of your help that u can provide her.see needs doctors help and care,this could become very dangers for u to.iam no doctor or expert but i had to put my mother in a home for the same problems,she became to hard to deal with. i wish the best of luck.

ordinaryguy

She needs to see a mental health professional. Sounds like a textbook case of paranoid schizophrenia, but I'm not medically qualified so don't take my word for it.

tamed

thedogghater and ordinaryguy are right, it does sound like your textbook schizophrenia to me and the best thing to do would be to get her to see a psychiatrist asap.
Good luck

deo182

i suggest you take your mother to see a psychotrist and get professional help. she should be on medication. i recommend rispirtal it helps people see reality.

Jaanu

Thank you to all of you for your help. Its is definitely schizophrenia. She was recently hospitalized because she panicked and called the cops and they send her to a mental hospital. She was really bad over there and I don't understand why they let her out so soon. She refuses to take the medication and to go to the psychiatrist. I really don't know what to do with her, my dad also refuse to believe that something is wrong with her and threatens to call the police on me if I send her to the hospital. I don't know what to do but thanks for all your help.

Squiffy

If she refuses to take hers meds, and the drs or police think she is a danger to herself or others, you could have her sectioned. Its not nice, but it does the job. My partner has been sectioned many times (he is still under section now) and it was the best thing for him in the end.

Jaanu

What is sectioned? I don't understand really what that means, so can you explain it to me please

Squiffy

I dont know what the US term for it is. Its basicaly where the drs and police have you admitted to a mental hospital and you cannot leave until they tell you that you can, and even once you have left you have to take your meds and have regular visits with your drs to check on your progress. If my partner misses an appointment and they cant get hold of him they send out people to find him! They have never had to do that yet thankfully!

J_9

If you are in the U.S. it is called involuntary commitment. Funny this post come up because schizophrenia and commitment was the lecture for the day at school today.

Now to be involuntarily committed you must be a danger to yourself and/or others.

If you are in the U.S. there is a very resourceful group of people who I am involved with called The National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI for short.

Click on NAMI above to find your state and maybe give them a call. They are there to help people and the families who suffer with mental illness.

Also, please understand that schizophrenia is a multifacited mental illness. There are a great many people who refuse to take their meds because they refuse to believe they are ill. It is usually only under severe circumstances that they begin, and continue, to take their meds.

Although this is rough for you I am sure, I am glad you finally got a diagnosis.