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Originally Posted by EmptyReflection
Speaking as one who has it (paranoia, specifically), I would strongly recommend against bringing it up directly. Doing so will only exacerbate it. If he comes forward with it, that's fine, but drawing attention to it will, in many ways, reinforce it.
It's tough in a lot of ways. It seems to me that folks want to make sense of what fuels the paranoia, but there really isn't any sense to be made of it - it's an unsolvable riddle most of the time.
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What you're saying sounds reasonable but I feel like if I know what he's paranoid about I can help him through it. You know what, I think what's really going on with me is I have'nt truly accepted his "illness". I just want to shake him or slap him "out of it". I can't believe this is happening to my son. When I was in college I had to make a decision; Psych or ICU, I truley thought I could make a difference if I went into Psych.I chose critical care because it was more practical, I'd be able to work anywhere. The irony is, I could work anywhere except Psych. The reality is, I would make an excellent psych nurse. I'll try to explain....most doctors who become psychiatrist do so because they're crappy doctors. Don't get me wrong there are good, dedicated Psychiatrist, but they are few and far in between. Psychiatry is pretty much subjective, there's not a big chance of killing someone (in theory). In most other medical specialties it's paramount that you are on top of you're game or you really could kill someone. Same thing in nursing. A lot of nurses go into psych because of the same reasons many doctors do. I have seen so many nurses with control issues that work in psych than any other department. I do have some experience in psych, so I'm not totally blowing smoke. Uhhh, I think I've gotten off subject a little. Probably will delete this.