2006-06-07 13:12:41 · 6 answers · asked by free 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
My advice is try to find out information on paranoid scitzophenia.I know it's not easy to have to deal with a family members illness.Maybe if you found out more information on it,it might help you deal with it better.Try talking to someone about your feelings.Hope this helps.Try the websites below to get more information on paranoid scitzophenia.
2006-06-07 13:21:28 · answer #1 · answered by greendaygurl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is your family member taking any medication for the paranoid scitzophenia? If no, that person needs to seek help from a good psychiatrist if yes, then here are some tips to try to help you cope. First ask him or her who or what are they afraid of? Once you know that answer you can reassure them that nothing of their fears will come true. Acknowledge to that person that you believe that their fears are real but at the same time you have to assure them that although they feel real, doesn't mean that they are real. Assure them that you love them very much and you want to support them as much as you can. People with this mental disorder often feel unloved or abandoned from their family and or friends and then they can also become quite depressed too. I have two close friends that have this disorder. They both take meds., but they have days where they relapse too. Make sure that your family member, if he or she is on meds or will be on meds, that they take their medication as prescribed. If he or she is unable to carry out this, then someone in the family must monitor his or her medication and give it to them on time each day. Good luck to you and I hope I was of some help.
2006-06-07 20:37:22 · answer #2 · answered by Lyndee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to articulate everything you are saying in a way that you feel best expresses what you mean. try to anticipate any gaps in your words that may leave your family member to interpret for the worse. make sure he or she knows they are loved. gently engage them in structured activities but do not force them to continue if their behavior suggests they are getting anxious or stressed out. i think structure is important. slipping into fantasy or staying there may be an ongoing problem, but it seems to not be as prevalent if he or she is staying physically active in some way. make sure that if you do become angry at him or dissapointed you do not express it (in regards to he or she having the disease.) however if he or she does something he was not supposed to do, gently tell them they should not have done it. emotional sensitivity is key. patience is also.
2006-06-07 22:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by marydazetwentyone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out (http://www.reducingstress.net ) there is a lot of great content, information articles, expert advice and links on the subject there.
2006-06-07 20:24:28 · answer #4 · answered by marketingexpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my sister had paronoid scitzophenia i was very hard to deal w/ it was like she wasnt even w/ us she would talk to people who wernt there and laugh she lost her life to zyprexa 1 of the drugs she was given for her illness
2006-06-08 17:18:15 · answer #5 · answered by candy1974 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be as understanding and compassionate as possible.
2006-06-14 16:35:55 · answer #6 · answered by arcane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋