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Old Jun 12, 2012, 07:13 AM
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I don't know where else to turn..I have a daughter who has mental illness. She has schizophrenia. Also she has mild mental retardation..Not only that she loves to keep the family in a uproar. She knows what to say to upset us. It's like living with the devil. We have to walk on eggshells around her. Talk in a baby like voice to keep her quiet. but she yells and scream at us. I'm not afraid of her, just tired of living like a prisoner in my own home. When she don't get her way she threatens to tell her counselor we verbally, physical and mentally abuse her..NONE of this is true.She walks behind me saying things to provoke me..I just walk away. She claims the neighbors are stalking her and saying things to her..I know it the Illness..But all the other things are just outrageous. She knock on my bedroom door every night just to start an arguement..I am not a well woman at all. She has out burst of yelling leave me alone..at no one. It make my blood pressure go up, my heart rate is out of whack. I have been trying to get her dr. to have he admitted in a hospital for reevaluation and to regulate her meds. But they make it like I'm the one that's crazy. I can't take it anymore.I just needed to vent..My life is like a pressure cooker, feels liek I'm going to explode. Anyone else going through this?
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Old Jun 12, 2012, 08:27 PM
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I'm am not going through this but my gracious, my heart goes out to you! Please be persistant in getting your daughter re-evaluated/ouside help. I can't imagine what you must be going through-but it sounds incredibly stressful! Do all the self-care things you can in the mean-time. Glad you posted!
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Old Jun 12, 2012, 09:25 PM
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You don't mention how old she is....makes a huge difference here. I have a bi-polar daughter that was major problems in her teens. She is 30 now but self medicates and is not doing well.

If she is over 18 can you find supported housing for her? There are group homes and apartments and a case manager would oversee her and her living arrangements....let me know how old she is....
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Old Jun 13, 2012, 12:04 AM
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I am sorry this is what you are having to go through. I am sure it is not easy. Hopefully you can get some help soon. Is there anyone that can watch her so you can have a break? Really sounds like she needs to be re evaluated and on different meds that work! Keep posting it does help to just vent once in a while. That is what we are here for! I wish you well!
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Old Jun 13, 2012, 12:24 AM
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Here's a link to the Schizophrenia Forum where I think you'll be much more likely to meet up with folks who can suggest some coping techniques that have worked for them in situations like yours.
http://forums.psychcentral.com/forum...aysprune=&f=31

I'm sorry you're having trouble getting your daughter stabilized. You're absolutely right, though--she desperately needs re-evaluation. I'm glad you found PsychCentral and hope you find it as safe and supportive as I have.

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Old Jun 14, 2012, 09:05 PM
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Sounds like you need either a break (vacation, visit with friends, etc) or you need to find a way to get her out of your house. You have a right to a happy life, ya know. There are no rules that say we must tolerate abuse on a constant basis, even if the person we love is schizophrenic.

Check out your options. You don't have to live like this even if you believe that you do have to live like this. It can be hard to push her out but an alternative way to view this is that you are enabling her to learn from others by placing her in an environment in which she will have the guidance she needs, ie, like in a group home for those like her that are supervised by people with some training in schizophrenia and who have the luxury of emotional distance (ie, they aren't related and they get to go home at the end of their shifts...)

My heart goes out to you, dear.

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Old Jun 16, 2012, 08:05 AM
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sounds to me that you should look into getting some sort of community intervention so that she can live on her own. Public housing, for example.
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