One of my friends has scizophrenia, he went to a church, where he learned to associate the voices he was hearing with God's voice, and got confused, leading him to believe he was following what God said. He stopped going to the church, and got helped, now people from the Church want to bring him back, talk with him, and pray for him, yet I feel as if they would be the problem, and they do not listen to some family members who say no to it all, and the family is afraid it will start up again. So ....is the church to blame, and how do you stop this from effecting the situation more, and will it?
2007-12-11 01:41:10 · 8 answers · asked by Confessions 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
The thing that is making people upset, is that they HAVE been told to stop, yet they meet with him and talk to him, trying to invite him back....yet the family says no.
2007-12-11 01:57:15 · update #1
It appears the Church is a trigger for unwanted behavior from your friend. Therefore, it's probably best he avoid the situation imho.
Let him speak to the doc, or you speak to the doc, and get his opinion. You can notify the Church of what his doc recommends as the best course of action.
It sounds risky. Better be certain. It's your friend's health at stake.
2007-12-11 01:50:41 · answer #1 · answered by Marguerite 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know that the Church meant well, but certain voices in your head are not all positive i.e. God's word.
I wouldn't say they are to blame, but I don't think it will solve anything to go back to the church as they will most likely tell him the same thing again.
Your friend needs to go to the doctor and get some professional help. You (or the family) should tell the church that your friend need professional help, and that you kindly ask that they pray for his health but should not offer advise on the situation. Be nice about it, but respectfully turn down their advice.
2007-12-11 01:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by KB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of church is this? It does not sound like a healthy church for your friend. Your friend should not attend this chruch, if he insists someone should go with him and look out for him.
P.S. Getting the police involved in a religious situation would be a terrible mess. He is an adult and free to worship where he pleases, they will say. The counselor should help him out with this. This should have came up in his sessions, if you go to counseling with him voice your concern to both of them.
2007-12-11 01:50:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People with schizoid delusional mental disorders, like religious people have, feel comforted when they can convince someone that their delusions are real. It's one of the motivation of the people always trying to convert other.
Unfortunately they do not realize that it can aggravate the symptoms of people having schizophrenia.
It's one of the reasons why it's not a good idea to encourage delusional people and that it's much better to send them for psychiatric treatment.
The good news is that in every modern civilized countries, thanks to public school systems and education, religious superstitions and delusions are quietly fading away.
In your specific case, if the religious fanatics that are harassing your friend don't stop when asked nicely, you should get a court order to that effect.
2007-12-11 02:43:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because people have good intentions doesn't make them good ideas.
The doctor(s) he went to for help should be contacted.
The church isn't to blame unless the people in charge of the church are the ones trying to bring him back.
2007-12-11 01:47:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just tell them, or have his family tell them, "Thank you for your prayers, but this is not a healthy environment for him at this time. But please continue to pray for him as I'm sure God can help"
If that doesn't get them off your back tell them to step off.
Basically.. they just want to help.. so give them a way to help (ask for prayer for him) and that should help them feel they have done something.
Edit: In that case the family just needs to tell them straight up that it is NOT healthy for him to be in church, and if they continue to try and harm their child's health they will seek legal action against them.
That will stop them. If for some reason it doesn't, then they do need to call the law.
2007-12-11 01:55:03 · answer #6 · answered by pip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try and explain to the church that he will not beable to handle it. tell them to hold pray groups for him and dont have him there. place a picture of him in the room so they can have a visual. if they just cant except the fact that him coming back could retrigger his scizophrenic side then try to explain to them that scizophrenics should never be told that they are scizophrenic i mean try and explain to them how awkard it would be for him to even be there in a group of people who see him as mentally disabled and that if they were him they wouldnt want to be known for that either. i really wish you the best of luck n hope this helped in some way
2007-12-11 01:51:13 · answer #7 · answered by NAF SREWSNA OOHAY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 08:19:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋