Posted by alienatari on October 19, 2007, at 2:29:17
In reply to Re: Stelazine, posted by river1924 on October 18, 2007, at 22:51:41
No, not at all. I think my grandmother is schizophrenic herself (it runs in my family, so does depression and so many people in my family are effected by it). She has been hospitalised once to my knowledge (I was 4 or 5 years old, my grandfather had called my mother to come over quick because he didnt know what to do because my grandmother had gone crazy. When we got there my grandmother was running round the house naked shouting out "burn me eyes out with cigarettes" I cant remember what else happened. Parents called an ambulance and she was in hospital for only a few weeks but she was far from well (and was unmedicated) when she got back. My Mum bought her all new clothes/bedding, new cutlery. A lot of things. She threw most of it out and what she didnt throw out she gave to her friends. She blames my mother still even now for her being put into hospital and denies that she was ever sick.
Still also does a lot of weird things she has done with me even. I am studying Law but I did an elective in psychology not long ago. While I was doing it she would not look at me in the face because I was "hypnotizing her with my eyes". At first I thought she was joking but she was literally running away from me everytime i looked at her. She kinda stopped when I finished the elective.
I know, it must be so hard for my grandmother. But the whole family (well my Mum, other Aunty, Cousin and I) help out a lot. I do her shopping/banking and that sort of stuff and take her to doctor appointments. Mum and other Aunty do the cleaning and washing. Cousin cleans too. My other aunty regularly baths and cleans my disabled aunty.
Everyone fears my aunty though especially my Mum of course. Sometimes she scares me but most of the time she is just more annoying than anything (like when I am driving her somewhere she will start hissing and screaming "we're going to crash" and start kicking my seat). Its mostly things like that but she commonly screams out "im calling the police" (which she use to do a lot. When i was 5 or so she was chasing me so i threw a baked carrot at her because i was scared and she called the police) or "turn the lights out". "The birds are pecking me" was quite common for a while. Other things she regularly starts screaming are "I can hear the voices" and "your making me nervous". Other than the things she screams out a conversation is quite hard to have with her. She also has the habit of masturbating in public.
Honestly, It is really hard to be in public with her, not just becae of the outburst and public masturbation (and my Grandmother too as soon as my aunty starts screaming something then my Grandmother starts screaming at her, very loudly and the people around you will stop and watch and this can go on for some time).
Oh god, honestly I dont know how to help anymore I am really confused with what I should do.
> Is your grandmother ok mentally? I really do not understand her thought process.
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> I would begin to hate and fear any person I lived with who I thought might freak out and stab me or hit me on the head at anytime of the day or night. What if your aunt hurts a neighbor?
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> I have an aunt who isn't violent but without medication she is just so "weird" and annoying to everyone in the family. It is stressful.
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> Caregivers (like your grandmother) often suffer depression. I hope, at least, someone gives her help or time off on daily or weekly basis.
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> River.
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