I am very confused and will try to explain the situation as clearly as i can. Growing up I never noticed anything different with my parents maybe the constant fighting. But now in my early twenties I know something is definitely wrong. My mom goes through these phases of time were she becomes different. By different I mean she can be my normal mom one day and the next she will say things that dosen't make sense, she will have a distant look in her eyes, and dosen't seem to care what others think. I heard her tell my sister once if she could hear the voices or something like that. And these are episodes because the slowly go away and she functions normal again. Sometimes we wont see an episodes for months but lately they been very frequent and constant. I don't know why this happens I know she has seen doctors before and is supposed to be on medication. But as far as I know no one gives us a concrete diagnosis. I love my mom and would like to help her but I don't know whats exactly wrong. My dad has said they mentioned Schizophrenia. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks