Will my mom ever be the same again?

Question

My mom has a mental illness and now she doesn't even know who my siblings and me are and won't go get help that she needs and she hides in her closet whenever we go to visit her and tells us she's not our mom. If she ever does and goes get help will the medication bring her back to how she was before all this?

My mom is 39 and my sister lives with my grandparents and she's 17 and my brothers and me live with my mom. I have 2 brothers, 10 and 12. I do have a dad but he's a truck driver and is never home..hope that answered everyones questions..

Answer 1

Oh homey i am so sorry about what is happening to your family! mental illness is a very big thing but if by far not out of the norm! First thing is first you need to try and get your mom to ge help before she gets any worse or harms herslef or others, that being said there is no telling what will happen when and if you mom gets treatment it all depends on her disorder and how much damage has been done and if it is lasting i think though if she gets help you will see a difference be it drastic or not the important thing to remember is that she is your mom and she needs you more now than ever even if she doesnt know it!!! I wish you and your family all the luck in the world and i hope your mom does get the help she needs and becomes the person you once knew

Answer 2

This is really a tough question. In it, I can see your need to have a mom who cares for you. All I can say is that we don´t have control over who we get as parents. But, we do have control over what we do with the lessons learned by these experiences. So, surround yourself with people who you love and love you back. And when you have your own children, give them all the love you missed. I heard somewhere that we are the sum of all our experiences, good and bad. You might not be able to make your mom well, but you can become a better person for it.

In the mean time, Is there an intervention program that you can go to? I mean, some mental health facility that can help her get back on her medication? As to your question on whether or not she will be able to be back to what she was, I think it all depends on the seriousness of her disease. Contact her doctor and tell her/him the problems you have been going through with your mom.

Answer 3

Sweetie, I am so sorry for what you and your siblings are going through. It sounds like she is having a complete mental break down. I worry about her safety. I think she needs a 72 hour evaluation. There they can access her needs, then take it from there. I do not know if she will ever be 100% the same. You and your siblings need a meeting with each other, and make a plan. The medication today is very helpful.

Answer 4

It depends a lot on what kind of mental illness it is. If it's something like Alzheimer's, then, no, she will never be as she was before, although there are drugs that can steady her.
If its phobias or bipolar or something like that, treatment can make her even better than she was before.

Have you told anyone about this? Does your mother have a health care provider that you can talk with? Or even a good friend, or some other family member.

YOU need to talk to someone before her mental illness causes you irreversible problems. Please take care of yourself, and getting help for you may get the help your mother needs,

Answer 5

i'm sorry to tell you this, and i really feel bad for you, but i think your mother has schizophrenia. its a really big word meaning They may not be able to think clearly.
They may not know the difference between what is real and what is not real.
They may have trouble managing emotions.
They may have a hard time making decisions.
They may not relate well to other people.
Here are some things that can happen in people with this disease:

They may hear or see things that are not there.
They may feel as if they are being watched.
They may experience a change in self-care or personal appearance.
They may experience a change in personality.
They may feel angry or fearful toward loved ones.
They may act in ways that are strange or out of place.
They may develop an extreme focus on religion or the occult.
for more information go to http://www.schizophrenia.com/. and i hope this helps. she needs help, good luck to you and i hope everything gets better

Answer 6

That kind of thing is almost imposable to put off. Something like that happened to me over someone I dearly love and care about and it has been hard to get it out of my mind. I do my best to forgive and forget but on weak moments it comes back and haunts me like an ugly ghost. The very best thing you can do is to tell your mom in a quiet truthful way, that is if you think your mom is mature enough to handle it. Otherwise, do your best to forget it. Even moms have weak moments. The next time you look at porn, see your sister or someone else you love instead of the poor person posing. I will tell you the poser is as much a victim as the person with the porn habit. In porn, no one wins.

Answer 7

To be honest...I don't know...and I am not sure that anyone here could tell you. Are you alone with this situation? Do you have a father, close family to help? What do the doctors say? I am hoping the meds will help - They have made significant advances in the past ten years in mental illness. Good luck...Sounds like you need some.

Answer 8

1st I have a question for you ...how old are you and your sisters? Is there a Dad?? People who have a mental illness don't see themselves that they have a problem. All the other answers are right in there on way...but there is no telling what she has and all of us are not Doctors.........so take her to see one or if she refuses to go with you call 911 and explain your situation. Good luck and don't wait to long!Time might be the key for her illness to get back to normal!

Answer 9

Okay,

No one here as a clue as to what is wrong with your mother.

If a man comes up to you babbling incoherently, unsteady on his feet, and smelling strongly of alcohol you assume he's drunk. It never occurs to you that he's in diabetic shock.

Same thing with your mom and the folks here. Lots of good advice, but don't put any faith in the diagnosis.

You need to get her help. If you have no family or friends around call the cops. They'll hook you up with social services.

I'm sorry you've got to go through this kid, and it doesn't sound good.

Remember though that our perception and personality is mostly chemical interaction and electrical stimulus. It takes surprisingly little to disrupt them. This could be something that can be regulated with medication. You've got to get the correct diagnosis.

Sorry you had to grow up so quickly.

Answer 10

well you left out a few details like how old she is? If she is above 45 her chances of having Alzheimer's are really high, that could be what it is. with Alzheimer's it is really hard to say they have their good and bad days, sometimes they will remember and sometimes they wont. it also could be a nervous break down, it could be anything, she needs to see a doctor immediately, since you say you visit her I am assuming she is in some type of nursing home, if she isnt it is probably a good idea to get a hold of someone to come see her in your home, or tell her you want to take her somewhere you know she likes and maybe take her there and then to the doctor, if no one will come see her, but you really need to have someone see her, this is serious...