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Does my mom have paranoia? help i feel so alone and scared

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Ok, well this has been happening for about a year or so now, and its driving me mad. i've lost all my trust and respect in her, and i cant stand being near her anymore. just because my dad lived in another province (due to work) my mom thought that all my neigbours were flirting with her because they thought she "was single". like if a car parks infront of our house, she'll think that one of our neighbours parked it there just to get closer to her. also, i see my mom
every night staring at the other neigbours houses, and making weird gestures, and shes always talking to herself. and must i note that these neighbours BARELY talk to her, and that they all are married.

also whenever she drives, she assumes that cars with specific brands are stalking her, and that our neigbours ordered "spy's" to do so. also whenever she parks, she trys and avoids these brands because of the spying. its gotten so bad that shes even contacted to police about this.

she is very dangerous in the car. she starts driving extremely fast when she believes someone is stalking her, and sometimes she'll even follow/tail gate other cars, and she thinks its completely normal. however if someone did that to her she would completely go beserk.

so thankfully we moved out of the area, and in with our dad. and yet she still believes that cars are out to get her, and the the neigbours ordered spys to come travel through 3 provinces just to come and stalk my mom.

i try telling my mom that she does have issues, but she just yells at me and tells me that when im older and peeople start stalking me, she wont be there to help.

its killing me because not only does she believe her neighbours are after her, but whenever she meets my friends parents, a few days later she will assume that they are after our family aswell, or that they have connections with our past neigbours. one time she thought that my best friends older brother wanted me to be his girlfriend (i never talked to him before in my life), so she forbided me from hanging out with her.

anways, my mom just came back from another police station right now, because she thought another car was stalking her. the officers encouraged her to go to the hospital but my mom refuses. now she thinks that the town police are after her, and are part of this stalking bullsh*t. i dont know what to do anymore. the police said that if my mom doesnt cooperate, they will take me and my siblings away from my family. i dont know what to do. i cant handle this anymore.

im sorry for making this question so long, but i really need help.

any help/advice would be appreciated. just no religious bs.
sorry for making this soooooo long!

sincerely, a 15 year old girl who wants her old mom and her life back. its being teared apart.
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replied September 23rd, 2010
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Hi ineedtoescape,

Your dad needs to go to the District Attorney's Office and have a court order to have your mother hospitalized for her and the safety of the public. She is suffering from some form of mental illness. She can't help herself so you and your dad will have to step in and take care of her...please do this ASAP!

Good Luck,

Faded Rose
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replied November 25th, 2010
Usually at your local hospital you can file 302 paper work... This is an involuntary hospitalization to a psychiatric unit. Your mom does sound like she has some paranoia. There is also some medical things that can cause this outlandish thinking as well... I have seen clients that because a UTI wasn't treated... They had paranoia symptoms. The best thing to do is contact your local helpline and find out how to go about getting your mom some psyciatric help! Your father will need to step in.... In the paper work itself it will ask who will be taking care of her belongings, children etc.... Your Dad is going to have to do this part.... They will discuss all of this with you and father when filing the 302... Best of luck to you! I am sure it will all work out!
Take care, "a crisis worker"
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replied January 3rd, 2011
She has an illness probably caused by a chemical imbalance. My sister has been cured of her disease with the help of a naturopath, and natural cures that have balanced her body and mind. Have her see a naturopath, and NOT take any meds, other than natural ones.
If her schizophrenia was caused by psychological trauma, then psychotherapy, alone, may be sufficient. Either way- No Drugs. They will only cause more harm than good.
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replied January 3rd, 2011
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I don't have any advice, just want to let you know I hope everything works out okay. I get paranoid when I'm not well and it can be hard for me to see what is real and what isn't. With the right help I am sure your Mom will be fine
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replied April 25th, 2012
THis is now a joke
my mom started using the internet a couple of years ago when we got our computers she has been playing mini puzzle games on miniclips nd sites like tht she is now convinced she is playing a real life game where as she explained to me when i askd her what was wrong she told me every thing you do during the day some how fits into playing these games it is sending me off my nut aswel as she now thinks every second person she sees is 1 of her cousins and she thinks my next door neighbours r hacking these games to jepordise her gameplay and even thinks my neighbours r screwing the tv channels IE if the channel stops workin i shud b the crazy 1 iv smokd weed for 7 years
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replied April 25th, 2012
my mom started using the internet a couple of years ago when we got our computers she has been playing mini puzzle games on miniclips nd sites like tht she is now convinced she is playing a real life game where as she explained to me when i askd her what was wrong she told me every thing you do during the day some how fits into playing these games it is sending me off my nut aswel as she now thinks every second person she sees is 1 of her cousins and she thinks my next door neighbours r hacking these games to jepordise her gameplay and even thinks my neighbours r screwing the tv channels IE if the channel stops workin i shud b the crazy 1 iv smokd weed for 7 years
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