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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 706294" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>MommaMella, nobody could do better in all of this than you are. It is a horror story. Your daughter sounds so sweet and so open to you. She knows you are there and that you will not let her go.</p><p></p><p>In a way that scares me, too. There is something going on with her that is propelling her. I am wondering if they are looking at the possibility of a psychotic process going on. There can be delusional thoughts or auditory hallucinations that command self-destructive thoughts, to act against the self-will of the person. The person to evaluate this would be a psychologist or psychiatrist.</p><p>The drug use could have triggered the mental instability. I would keep testing her at home. Have you taken away all of the medication?</p><p>This is horrible. Just horrible. Have you thought about expressive arts therapy? This is where the therapist uses art, music, dance etc. both as a medium to release and express trauma and to build functioning. Sometimes in larger cities there are clinics with sliding scale. I think I recall you saying YOU are artistic. Is this something you might do together?</p><p></p><p>If you want I can look for books.</p><p> This is horrible! My son (now 28) has been in multiple inpatient and residential treatment centers. I have never heard of this kind of neglect. But to my discredit I have largely let him handle this alone.</p><p> This is just impossible, to need help to protect a loved one and to be thrown to the wolves.</p><p></p><p>I believe in activity to restore health. Activity with companionship. For example would she garden with you? (I am realizing there could be extreme cold and snow where you live, but you get my drift.)</p><p></p><p>There are studies that show that even the most intransigent mental illnesses are reversed with family/community intervention. In a Scandinavian country, I think Finland, there is virtually no serious mental illness because the minute somebody shows symptoms there is targeted, immediate support and intervention at the community/family level. The most serious of the psychiatric illnesses require an interval of time before they can be diagnosed. The interventions are so effective, the patients do not qualify, because their symptoms are reduced or eliminated.</p><p></p><p>Because it sounds like you believe (and quite understandably so) you are motivated to provide what she may need.</p><p></p><p>My own son is doing better along these lines. He is working 6 days a week doing remodeling with my significant other and another worker. Gradually his attitudes, work habits and functioning seem to be improving. I am the weak link because I am so anxious and afraid. But I am trying to lay off.</p><p></p><p>I do hope you keep posting. Let me know if there is some way I might help in gathering information and locating resources. I would be happy to try.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 706294, member: 18958"] MommaMella, nobody could do better in all of this than you are. It is a horror story. Your daughter sounds so sweet and so open to you. She knows you are there and that you will not let her go. In a way that scares me, too. There is something going on with her that is propelling her. I am wondering if they are looking at the possibility of a psychotic process going on. There can be delusional thoughts or auditory hallucinations that command self-destructive thoughts, to act against the self-will of the person. The person to evaluate this would be a psychologist or psychiatrist. The drug use could have triggered the mental instability. I would keep testing her at home. Have you taken away all of the medication? This is horrible. Just horrible. Have you thought about expressive arts therapy? This is where the therapist uses art, music, dance etc. both as a medium to release and express trauma and to build functioning. Sometimes in larger cities there are clinics with sliding scale. I think I recall you saying YOU are artistic. Is this something you might do together? If you want I can look for books. This is horrible! My son (now 28) has been in multiple inpatient and residential treatment centers. I have never heard of this kind of neglect. But to my discredit I have largely let him handle this alone. This is just impossible, to need help to protect a loved one and to be thrown to the wolves. I believe in activity to restore health. Activity with companionship. For example would she garden with you? (I am realizing there could be extreme cold and snow where you live, but you get my drift.) There are studies that show that even the most intransigent mental illnesses are reversed with family/community intervention. In a Scandinavian country, I think Finland, there is virtually no serious mental illness because the minute somebody shows symptoms there is targeted, immediate support and intervention at the community/family level. The most serious of the psychiatric illnesses require an interval of time before they can be diagnosed. The interventions are so effective, the patients do not qualify, because their symptoms are reduced or eliminated. Because it sounds like you believe (and quite understandably so) you are motivated to provide what she may need. My own son is doing better along these lines. He is working 6 days a week doing remodeling with my significant other and another worker. Gradually his attitudes, work habits and functioning seem to be improving. I am the weak link because I am so anxious and afraid. But I am trying to lay off. I do hope you keep posting. Let me know if there is some way I might help in gathering information and locating resources. I would be happy to try. [/QUOTE]
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