How we can understand their feelings and how can go to their world? How is their world?
2006-08-23 18:36:27 · 15 answers · asked by SV 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I am a mental patient in remission which enables me to work with other people with mental health issues.
1st...Talk to them as you would anybody else...
2nd...Say 'hi'...reach out & shake their hand & ask their name (many of them are taught to do this)...
3rd...LISTEN to them...they are not crazy (necessarily)...
4th...Treat them as normal people...accept them with Love...
5th...They (We) suffer from a brain disorder...a chemical imbalance which medication many times can help...
6th...Don't try to understand...just ACCEPT them for who they are...You can't understand unless you've been there...
7th...Don't blame...You'd be surprised what some have been through...My own personal opinion is that some of us would not be normal if we didn't have mental health problems considering what we have been through...One author in one of my training books said "We deserve the Purple Heart for what we've been through"...Maybe for some...
8th...Don't freak if they say something weird like 'there is a terrorist sitting in the next booth'...or a favorite is ' the CIA or the FBI are after me (paranoia)...I'd probably say, ' Yeah, I know what you are saying...I feel the same way or have felt the same way sometimes...I really think we just feel that but it's probably not true.'...Or any myriad of things...Some think they are going to Hell ("We're already there or have been there...Hell is a state within us). And of course there are devils & demons after them...another state of Hell within...
9th...Remember that we have different types of illnesses & that we are in different stages of recovery...
10th...There are exceptions to all of this...some are worse than others (big time)...Some will get well or better, some won't...
11th...Some become so much better that they write 'wellness manuals' or start 'wellness programs' known nationwide...I am thinking of three that I have met in training for working with people who have mental health issues....
12th...This is not necessarily in the order of importance...
OH...And realize some are in need of help & if it is drastic or really urgent call someone ( as someone did for me one time...I was doing a 'bear dance' I told them...whatever that was...They called my mother...That's all I remember except I was taken to the Mental Health unit of the local hospital ( actually an excellent one)...911...a family member...their doctor................................
How is their world?...In one word 'HELL'...I can not even attempt to describe the state my mind has been in...until after 10 years I met a doctor who is THE best I have ever known or probably ever will know... He talks to me as though I am a REAL person, he really LISTENS to me instead of trying to tell me without listening...He adjusted my meds so that for 19 years I have not been hospitalized...I am now able to lead a 'normal' life' & help others who are there because I have experienced it myself...
Maybe one day I will write about this...I have a sketchy idea of what I want to say & how I want to say it...Time will tell...
To all of you who do have mental health issues & to all who want to understand & try to help...Much Love...Nala
Oh...as to how can we go to their world?...Trust Me...You Do NOT Want To...
2006-08-23 21:15:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All mental patients are not the freaks you see on tv or read about in textbooks. Some are just like everyday people you encounter. I'm sure you know people who have sought help for mental health issues. You just don't know it! That's because mental illness ranges from mild depression to serious disorders that prevent a person from leading a normal life.
I think that first, mental patients deserve respect. Understand that many are capable of being productive members of society. (Even those with serious illnesses like schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder). Don't regard them as freaks.
2006-08-24 01:49:16 · answer #2 · answered by dazed_and_confused 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked at a nursing home on a secure ward with patients who had dementia, shizophrenia, psychosis, mood disorders, and other mental health problems. I have found that what works for one patient won't always work for the next, the key is to not treat them like they are crazy or plagued, treat them as normal people. If your working long term with these patients simply observing them and talking to them may give you insight as to what they're all about.
2006-08-24 13:05:17 · answer #3 · answered by elodie_uncensored 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you are working with them you should be getting continuing education....
If not, treat them with respect and kindness. It is helpful to know what type of illness they have... they are too numerous to mention here. Listen, listen and listen again and never argue with them...they are not in your world either.I worked with many mentally ill patients at one time, learned a great deal and came very fond of each of them. There were 80 patients, only 40 were ambulatory and all were different.and all needed protection.
2006-08-27 20:14:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a processes first you should be awared of your own weaknesses and mentality before handling a mental patients. then, know the particular mentall illness he or she have coz there is a particular aproaches on it lets say for an example a schizo paranoid.. less body contact, therapeutic communication, do not provoke coz you may trigger anxiety and then he will flip. there are different approaches to diff. sickness.. read a book in mental health..
2006-08-24 01:41:14 · answer #5 · answered by curious 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember that mental illness is treated just like any other illness, yet each one individually different and require different support. Sometimes you can understand their feelings if you know their history. How is their world? The only word that comes to mind is chaotic.
2006-08-24 01:58:20 · answer #6 · answered by Deb B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can become a psychiatrist to specialise in the understanding and treatment of mentally ill people. Or if you are just interested in helping them, then register yourself as a volunteer with an institution where mentally ill people are cared for.
2006-08-24 01:51:16 · answer #7 · answered by yuvan53 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In many ways their world isn't that different from yours. Look for things you have in common and try to build on that, just like you would with anyone else.
2006-08-24 03:58:55 · answer #8 · answered by peggy j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we have treat the mantal patient with love and patiently. Because they are not in condition to understand our feelings and suffering on them. we can able to understand their feelings and sufferings by pasting our time with those patients
2006-08-24 01:40:50 · answer #9 · answered by jaikamal_tiens 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With patience, and kindness and love...it says in the Bible to do unto others as you would have them do unto you...and especially, someone who is suffering inside..wether or not they know it...kindness, and patience and non judgement...try to help structure their life...and above all, do not abandon them no matter what...they cannot help the things that are happening to them many time.s
2006-08-27 19:21:37 · answer #10 · answered by MotherKittyKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋