My aunty was hospitalized again for the third time this year....?

Question

And my family wont let me visit her. I have been close to my aunty all of my life, and still am. But this year my family, especially my gran, have told me that I can't see her but wont give me a reason why.
I know that she has had Schizophrenia for about 11 years but over the past two years she has been slowly getting worse and now in hospital. I know a little bit about this illness as have done research to try and understand my aunty. But are people with it dangerous when they have these sudden episodes...? Is that why my family wont let me see her...?
Does anyone know anything about the dangers of schizophrenia, and is there a risk or people with it hurting someone else...? I just need to know because no one is telling me anything.
Thanks

What are some of the things that schizophrenics experience? as I have never really understood it in medical terms...
Thanks

Answer 1

Schizoprenia can be frightening for the person who is watching someone with it. Your family could be protecting you from the upset it could cause you to see your aunty in such a state. Medication sometimes need to be altered when the body gets used to a certain drug and to do this they may need to take your aunty of all her medication and start again. I t has been known for people to hurt others, but this does not happen to everyone. When your aunty is feeling a bit better bthen you may be able to visit. Remember your aunty is in good hands

Answer 2

It may not only be your family that won't let you see her. It may be the rules of the hospital where she is staying. Also, schizophrenia, when full blown episodic, can be very disturbing for family members to witness. They may not want you to see her like that. A person who is like this, can be a danger to themselves and others. Sometimes they have to be put in restraints to prevent themselves from harm.

Answer 3

Schizophrenia is a chronic and often debilitating mental illness. The condition can cause you to withdraw from the people and activities in the world around you and to retreat into a world of delusions or separate reality.

Schizophrenia is a form of psychosis, which is an impairment of thinking in which the interpretation of reality is abnormal. Psychosis is a symptom of disordered brain function.

The illness affects approximately 1 percent of the population worldwide. In men, schizophrenia typically emerges in the teens or 20s. In women, the onset of schizophrenia typically is in the 20s or early 30s.

There's often no cure for schizophrenia, but by working closely with a psychiatrist and other mental health professionals, schizophrenia can be managed successfully - especially with an early diagnosis. Fortunately, newer medications continue to make this poorly understood disorder more manageable.

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Delusions - personal beliefs not based in reality, such as paranoia that you're being persecuted or conspired against
Bizarre delusions - for example, a belief in Martians controlling your thoughts
Hallucinations - sensing things that don't exist, such as imaginary voices
Incoherence
Lack of emotions or inappropriate display of emotions
A persistent feeling of being watched
Trouble functioning at work or in social situations
Social isolation
Difficulty with personal hygiene
Clumsy, uncoordinated movements
Generally, schizophrenia causes a slowly progressive deterioration in the ability to function in various roles, especially in your job and personal life. The signs and symptoms of schizophrenia vary greatly. A person may behave differently at different times. He or she may become extremely agitated and distressed, or fall into a trance-like, immobile, unresponsive (catatonic) state, or even behave normally much of the time. Signs and symptoms that occur continuously and progressively may indicate schizophrenia.

In general, schizophrenia has symptoms that fall into three categories - negative, positive and cognitive:

Negative signs and symptoms
Negative signs and symptoms may appear early in the disease, and a person may not think he or she needs treatment. They're referred to as negative because they indicate a loss of behavior or of a personality trait. Negative signs generally accompany a slow deterioration of function, leading to your becoming less sociable. Such signs may include:

Dulled emotions (lack of expression)
Inappropriate emotions (laughing while expressing terrifying images)
A change in speech (speaking in a dull monotone)
Positive signs and symptoms
Positive signs include hallucinations and delusions. They're called positive because they indicate a trait or behavior that's been added to the personality.

Hallucinations. Hallucinations occur when you sense things that don't exist. The most common hallucination in schizophrenia is hearing voices. You may carry on a conversation with voices that no one else can hear. Or you may perceive that voices are providing you instructions on what to do. Hallucinations may result in injuries to other people.
Delusions. Delusions are firmly held personal beliefs that have no basis in reality. The most common subtype of schizophrenia is paranoid schizophrenia, in which you hold irrational beliefs that others are persecuting you or conspiring against you. For example, some people with schizophrenia may believe that the television is directing their behavior or that outside forces are controlling their thoughts.
Cognitive signs and symptoms
These signs and symptoms tend to be more subtle than positive and negative ones. Cognitive signs and symptoms may include:Problems making sense of incoming information
Difficulty paying attention
Memory problems

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Answer 4

Depending on your age, you may not be old enough to visit her in the hospital.

I'm sure they have her on medication to control her disease, but she may not be far enough along in her treatment to have visitors.

My grandmother suffered with schizophrenia for years, and was hospitalized also. I only saw her in the hospital once. I admit, it scared the be-jesus out of me....not my grandmother, but all the other patients (I was only 14 at the time and didn't understand mental illness).

Until you can see her, send her cards and letters to let her know you are thinking of her.

Answer 5

I'm sorry to hear about your aunty.
Some people with schizophrenia can be a danger to themselves or others when or if the disease progresses or they are not taking their medication.
To get the answer to your questions you need to get your family to answer them.
Good luck.

Answer 6

People with Schizophrenia can be dangerous, maybe your family, { rightly or wrongly } are trying to protect you . Sorry about your Auntie.

Answer 7

Far more likely such a person would be a danger to themselves rather than others. I suspect your family feels seeing her deterioration would be very upsetting to you and they want to spare you that.

Answer 8

There is an extreme risk of her hurting someone, and maybe she is so bad now, that they feel you might be hurt if she doesn't recognize you, etc...she might have also requested that no one come visit her yet. she might be well out of her mind, and that would hurt you more...Yes, people like this are quite capable of murdering friends, family members, animals, etc...it is not their fault, but extremely dangerous and scary, for them also

Answer 9

Am sorry to hear bout ur aunty.. ALLAH kareem u never know when a miracle may happen, dont worry inshaALLAh she will be fine