[Jaanu]

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 that's enough background information. The problem is that she's convinced that there 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.:eek:

[thedogghater]

This is way out of your help that you can provide her.see needs doctors help and care,this could become very dangers for you 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 doctors 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 don't know what the US term for it is. Its basically where the doctors 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 doctors to check on your progress. If my partner misses an appointment and they can't 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.

[valinors_sorrow]

You might also call the doctor who prescribed the medication she won't take and ask about any resources for help that might be available. Bear in mind that there are many functional mentally ill people in the US who aren't enough of a risk to qualify for being involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital. It certainly doesn't help that your dad doesn't see what you see. In many states, like where I live in Florida, we have the Baker Act but it only allows for the patient to be legally held for three days. You may need to take some precautions about protecting yourself from too much exposure to her -- its not easy having an ill parent, I know!

[melissa1978]

You need to find out about getting someone "blue-papered" or committed. My ex-husband told me that he had teflon communication devices in his ears. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia about 5 years ago. He has done very well, and is currently off all psycotropic medications. He has had to work very hard. However, most schizophrenics need to stay on meds forever. Good luck with this, and please don't think that this is happening because she has little education. Mental illness knows no socioeconomic status. And as far as your father threatening you; he is probably afraid that he will lose his wife forever to this horrible disease. He sounds like he is in denial. Try to have patience with him. I am sure he is scared.

[Jaanu]

Hi everybody, its been a while, thank you everybody for your help, I just want to say my mom is doing much better mashallah, I'm very thankful to god for her get back to her old self. I'm very over protective over her, and I love her to death and thanks to all of you for all your help! :)

[tamed]

You are welcome Jaanu and thank you for keeping us updated on your mother's well being, I'm glad to hear that she is doing well. Best wishes to the both of you.