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Edward White5 said:Thanks for the input. Honestly, at this point, I’m just waiting for her to actually lash out physically at someone. If that happens, I don't even know if I'd have the energy to call 911 myself, or if I'd just sit there waiting for someone else to do it... It's exhausting hearing her obsess over this stuff every single day. I wonder if she’d be open to taking vitamins or supplements alongside her meds? If I framed it as "health support," she might actually listen. She isn't sleeping much either—maybe three hours at a time before she's up again. It's not even a regular sleep schedule; she just crashes whenever she can if she hasn't slept all night. She claims she can't stop her mind from racing, and she says her muscles ache and everything feels tight. Half the night she’s just rocking back and forth in bed or trying to distract herself with a TV show. At least that was how it was when she stayed with me, but I assume it's the same at her own place. And God, if she watches a drama or a true crime documentary, the phone doesn't stop ringing. She'll blow up my phone with texts telling me not to drink anything at someone else's house unless it comes straight from the carton, or to wash the glass before I use it. She'll insist I'm lying about seeing a hair in a drink, and then there's the rule that I can't take a sip until everyone else has started... not to mention her constant rants about organ trafficking and human trafficking whenever we talk about going out...
What do you guys think about giving her some vitamins or supplements instead of just relying on meds? Would she be open to that?
restlessangler61 said:First and foremost, this should have been handled by Germany, given their obsession with acting like the leader of the European Union and supposedly protecting its collective interests.
Instead, they were the first ones to trample over European Union regulations and create a mess for the entire union. Why? Just so some frantic German politician can play the humanitarian? I don't see any genuine concern being shown for any of the states caught in this mess. On the contrary, they're actually threatening and blackmailing anyone who refuses to pay the price for THEIR insanity.
Justin Patel8 said:Why didn't America just ban immigrant entry from the start?
I assume your folks in DC managed to explain that to you—why your fellow Mexicans are intentionally destabilizing the US by smuggling them across the border illegally.
Alexander Ortiz3 said:As long as Canada stays in the EU, are they supposed to just ignore their own needs to worry about people from Syria trying to force their way across the border?
Alexander Ortiz3 said:The barrier works, especially when you combine it with strict laws against illegal entry and a heavy-handed police force to enforce them.
You won't find better proof than this. This is empirical evidence of how effective a border wall actually is at stopping illegal crossings.
coppermarlin13 said:For a few days there, Ostojić was making quite a racket in our news outlets, claiming they wouldn't be sending any more aid to those neighbors than what they could actually handle.
We also heard all about how the President was bragging about having such close partnerships with them and the folks over in Austria.
The fact that their Prime Minister was acting a bit erratic and ended up trusting someone else instead is just a minor detail in the grand scheme of things.
Edward White5 said:Hey, I’ve been debating whether or not to actually post this here for a while now...
Anyway, it’s about my mom. She doesn't have an official diagnosis, but she’s showing a ton of symptoms typical of paranoid schizophrenia. Honestly, I can't tell if it’s actual schizophrenia or just severe psychosis. For years, she's been incredibly suspicious, but I always just chalked it up to her having a rough life and the general chaos of moving to a new country where crime rates felt higher. Since I haven't lived with her since I was 13, I was still just a kid back then—I believed everything she told me, even when she was lying to my face about herself. She's been living on her own for years now... To make a long story short, things have really taken a dark turn over the last three years following the death of my brother, who hadn't lived with us since I was 13. It sounds terrible to talk about my own mother like this, but it's the truth (and sometimes, I catch myself still believing her delusions, or maybe they aren't even delusions)... Lately, every single phone call ends in tears. She claims the neighbors are poisoning her. Now, granted, her neighbors *are* problematic, and being a solitary, confrontational woman makes her a target, so they have given her grief before, but this is different. She thinks they’re putting microbes in her food, which she blames for a wound on her foot that wouldn't heal—though, since she’s diabetic, there are plenty of medical reasons for that too. When I called her out once for leaving candy wrappers all over the yard under the balcony while she was visiting me, she claimed someone was intentionally cursing her, hoping I’d be miserable for picking them up or for attacking her. She repeats this every time we talk—telling me I need to watch my back, calling me stupid or naive because I "can't see the signs," and crying because I don't believe her. It's the same cycle every single time. Then there's the stuff disappearing; she’ll swear she put something in a specific spot, only for it to vanish, then reappear later, at which point she insists she has to burn it because it’s "contaminated." She’s given away half her furniture, and she spends the whole time convinced people are stealing from her. She changes her locks every week, spending half her pension on locksmith services, acting like a pro herself. She once went overboard buying groceries and brought a huge haul to me and my kid, claiming it was high-quality organic stuff, only to call me the next day in a total panic. Because I mentioned my husband had a headache that day, she decided it was the meat—likely contaminated by someone spraying it while she was at the gas station. She refused to keep the meat in the house to cool down after it arrived because she was convinced it would be poisoned. She’s stopped gardening entirely; she only has enough food on hand for that one day. Everything bad that happens gets blamed on those neighbors, and she describes it all with such intense vitriol to everyone she meets. She even sends these frantic messages... claiming that neighbor wants to kill me and my entire family. There's just so much...
For context, she’s highly educated—a Master’s in Petroleum Engineering. She was top of her class and even worked as a teaching assistant for older math students during her undergrad. She knows history inside and out, not just textbook stuff, but specific global events and dates from the news. She’s 61...
She’s a wonderful mother, truly the best, and that’s why this hurts so much. I only started suspecting this might be a mental health issue after a friend of mine who works at a nursing home suggested I look into these specific symptoms. Since I haven't lived with her, I used to just get frustrated and blame the neighbors, thinking I just needed to fix my own life so I could protect her from them. I don't know...
Harold Anderson3 said:To be honest, Zypresica makes me feel drowsy even without any alcohol involved.
I'm pretty sure I saw somewhere in the Zypresica paperwork that it affects the central nervous system—basically the brain—which is why mixing it with booze is such a bad idea.
It’s pretty much the same deal with most psychiatric medications.
Alcohol is detrimental regardless, though I don't personally miss it, and I don't regret having to cut back on drinking given my health issues and the meds I'm on. It's especially tough for anyone dealing with schizophrenia.
I mean, what's the point of risking your health just for a little fun? Even after just a small glass of red wine, I start getting these headaches, and I can't tell if that's because of the medication, because I rarely drink anymore and my tolerance is gone, or honestly, probably both.
Not to brag or anything, but back in high school, I was drinking every single Saturday, not to mention all those school trips and birthday parties. But, well, those were different times altogether...
Harold Anderson3 said:It’s a no-go! Plenty of people on this thread have mentioned that before. I actually know a guy struggling with psychosis who had a full relapse simply because he drank too much, despite being strictly consistent with his medication.
These are pretty much the only medications where you absolutely cannot mix them with alcohol, mainly because both the meds and the booze hit your central nervous system, and when they interact, they act like a whole different kind of drug: 😲 and don't even get me started on marijuana ☕
placidheron7 said:Nobody could ever talk me into believing I was sick during my first long-lasting psychotic episode. But once that moment hits—that first time you actually think to yourself, "Wait, maybe I *am* actually sick"—that’s when everything changes. Since then, I’ve been constantly practicing talking back to my own brain, trying to convince the rational side of me to stay in control. Honestly, once you have that realization, I truly believe it's possible to dial this illness way down and manage it incredibly well. If you're actually putting in the work on yourself, if you've got someone in your corner who will snap you out of it when you start spiraling, and if you can just walk away from the booze, the THC, and all that other junk... it works. Some people just need a reality check from a friend to ignore the irrational bullshit, some need a psychologist, and others need a heavy-duty psychotherapist to keep them on track. But you *can* handle this without meds if you get the right support and guidance. Life is total crap if you decide to look at it that way...
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Nicole Barrett76 said:I find myself somewhat perplexed by this situation. Is Aketonet not actually a dopamine stimulant, and does an excess of dopamine not inherently trigger psychosis?
Richard White8 said:I've been experiencing severe side effects from Maden—tremors, shaky hands, even muscle twitching in my lip. It’s obvious I need a different medication. What are your thoughts on Prozac? I currently take my current prescription right before bed...
neonhound18 said:While we absolutely must remain vigilant regarding Canada due to the interests of the American community, I believe there is a strong case to be made for distancing ourselves from Mexico. 😉
neonhound18 said:What I was attempting to convey is that the political trajectory America ought to be pursuing isn't quite the one being forced upon us by Vesnica, Zoki, and Ostoja. 😉
neonhound18 said:Well, sure—if you count Canada, Canada, and Italy. 🙂
Laura Castillo6 said:I remember stumbling upon this comment about a year and a half ago, and back then, I didn't give it a second thought. It just kind of rolled off my radar. But fast forward eighteen months after making some massive shifts in my daily routine—everything from what I eat and how much sleep I get, to how I handle work, downtime, and even just treating myself once in a while—and I’ve realized how true it actually is. Living well really does act as a balm for almost any mental struggle, not to mention physical issues too. For me, it’s been all about prevention and keeping those old setbacks at bay.