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Unwell Mother does not think anything is wrong with her

Unwell Mother does not think anything is wrong with her

Hey everyone

So my mother has been in the mental health ward earlier this year and they said she had a psychotic episode. She is now really bad again, not sleeping, having hallucinations (talking to herself and seeing people), really bad memory! depression, anxiety and will not take medication as she does not think there is anything wrong.

Today her GP saw her talking to herself and told her she can not drive and called my aunty to get the keys off her. GP called the Shellharbour mental health ward to advise them to contact her case working (who only calls her anyway and she says she is fine).

My aunt talks to my mum and confirms what the Dr says, but mum cant remember. Mum gets angry and tell her to get out of her house. My aunt takes her car keys and then my mum pulls her hair and hits her in the lip. very sad but she shouldnt be driving!

I called mums GP to advise her she has been abusive and hit my aunt. The GP calls the ambulance and sends a letter to the hospital. My aunt also completed a police report about the incident for the hospital.

So mum was at the hospital all day.. then I get a call from the Dr who advised me they notice her memory is bad but she has not shown any signs that she needs to be admitted.. even though the GP has called the ambo and there has been abuse! They can not force her to be admitted and she has not been voluntry to tests in the hosp..

What next?? I am so fustrated! do they leave people to get really really bad til they hurt themselves to then be admitted???

Can someone help give me some guidence because I know I will now have trouble getting my mum to see SP and her GP

Thanks in advance

Kara

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Re: Unwell Mother does not think anything is wrong with her

Dear Kara,

just to let you know you have kept me from sinking into depression ...
By

1: your positive approach

2. Feeling like I'm being heard

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Re: Unwell Mother does not think anything is wrong with her

Your amazing justanother47yr, change your name to 'another awesome 47yr' 🙂

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Re: Unwell Mother does not think anything is wrong with her

Im touched Kara,

Im going to court on Tuesday because I was unable to vioce how feral some one in my life was treating me and going back because I need to get this order put in....tp keep me safe while he misbehaves. My poor poor partner fell back into bad behaviour because he took on a job he cant cope with. Not my problem. Fortunately, Im seeing a Psychologist, supposedly for starting up my own business but with her help............ Im learning ...'To wake up, take time out, let yourself feel the issue, get over it.

Im realizing that my darling family and I have this problem, 'they' never believed in taking steps in taking time out after hearing that my oldest son is having a difficult time accepting that he experiences times of mental il health and 'they' fought against how I was suggesting we deal with it.

I suggested that we just send fortnightly texts in texting we loved him. It turned out to be the right thing to so and he is taking steps in managing his own life.....making decisions on seeing his own therapist and upping his work. I still think that he will have a big crash though and am very slowly working out how to deal with this one.

Thank you.

So are you.

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