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Old 01-28-2005, 09:22 AM   #1
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i am 19 years old and i have a mother who is schizophrenic. she has been for as long as i have been alive.. even longer. when she is medicated properly she is like a sweet little grandmother, who knitts and what not. when she is without medication or the wrong doses she ranges from a mindless lump to a violent devil. i have seen all of these faces in my lifetime. she oftin has delutions. my father and my mom were divorced when i was 15 due to "irreconcilable differneces". My father soon after married the woman who he was having an affair with for a year prior to divorcing my mother. ironicaly enough my step mother has a son who is in a high security hospital for having severe schizophrenia.

My sister suffers from Panic disorders and i from depression.

Southern Nevada Mental Health Department. PACT (Program for Assertive Community Treatment) program is designed to be a hospital without walls. The team includes a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, psychiatric caseworkers, and a close liaison with job services. It provides care for 72 of the highest users of services in the community that previously had to depend almost solely on inpatient care.

my family has raised hell many of times the mental health departments and our last name is well known for getting people fired.

needless to say mental illness is a large part of my life. i am not here for questions of mine to be answered. i am here to be support of other people and answer any questions posed.

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Old 01-29-2005, 04:09 PM   #2
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Re: give support...

welcome to the boards. Find your self a support group. **** has one and most meet in person 1 time a month. Also, stay here for support too. This board is GREAT!
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Old 01-30-2005, 09:26 AM   #3
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God bless anyone who is mentally ill or living with anyone who is mentally ill. It IS a heavy load to bear. Your Mother has free will, and your right, if she chooses to take her meds, that's great, but a lot of mentally ill won't take their meds or stop drinking or drugging. I am divorced because my ex choose to not take his meds, or go to therapy, or stop drinking and drugging. The meds are a waste of time anyway, if you mix them with alcohol, and other drugs.
You are 19, and so you are capable of getting your own place. You can choose to stay away from her, when she is "manic", and then when she is ok, enjoy that time with her that you can. The system won't lock her up unless she is a "threat to herself or someone else". Don't cut yourself off completely, because when she dies you will regret it. Treat it like she has "cancer". Enjoy the times she is in remission, and accept the times that she is not. Just keep you safe! Get you a support group!
God loves you and I do too, Sally B. DOS:1/1/87

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