u/coconut-cowgirl

Thank you for reading. My husband and myself both filed emergency injunctions against a family member. Mine was granted, his was denied. The final hearing is next week and I would like to dismiss my injunction. My husband is scheduled to work that day.

\#1- what is the likelihood the judge will dismiss it at my request? - I do not believe legal intervention is needed as respondant will be institutionalized for the foreseeable future.

\#2- if my husband no shows to the hearing is the final judgement likely to be denied (preferably) since the temp one was denied?

Thank you for reading. My husband and myself both filed emergency injunctions against a family member. Mine was granted, his was denied. The final hearing is next week and I would like to dismiss my injunction. My husband is scheduled to work that day.

#1- what is the likelihood the judge will dismiss it at my request? - I do not believe legal intervention is needed as respondant will be institutionalized for the foreseeable future.

#2- if my husband no shows to the hearing is the final judgement likely to be denied (preferably) since the temp one was denied?

My 19 YO has a long standing history of mental illness (depression, anxiety, self harm, suicide attempt) Despite having the support of psychiatric and therapeutics interventions she became non compliant. Her behaviors developed into periodic paranoia, disrupted sleep patterns, decreased hygiene, then agitation. I attributed the agitation to being a moody teenager with lack of sleep.

Things changed when she came home in the middle of the night with a loaded g u n. In severe psychosis Delusional believing she was followed, spied on, devices and ceiling fans and air conditioners were hacked and also being used to spy on her. She said she wanted to take herself out and didnt want to leave us behind. She had the g u n in her hand roughly an hour and followed her little sister to her bedroom and became distracted and set the gun down. I hid the weapon , called police, and she was placed under a baker act. She is now in a facility and they’ve petitioned the court for guardianship so she can continue to receive involuntary and hopefully long term treatment.

Afterwards, I found numerous notes about killing, shooting, beating. dismembering her family, hanging us by our intestines, removing our brains and mashing them together, leaving dead animals outside the home. I found a dead animal that morning at my parents house where she spent the night with its head and intestines removed. I’m not sure if it was predation coincidence or she was responsible.

The notes are graphic and were written over the past several months. Some of the notes I pieced together, some on index cards including imagery and steps to carry out the killing and post mortem mutilation. Disorganized thoughts.

I’m not sure why I am writing here but I thought it’s a start since the notes are deep and dark.

I’m a mom of a 19-year-old daughter who has struggled with mental health for years (depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicide attempts, prior psychiatric hospitalizations). She has had periodic episodes of paranoia in the last 6+ months, quit college, went no contact with her friends . Went no contact with me for 3 months for unknown reasons (she was still staying at her dorm at this time and lived a mile from her dad and step mom house) and showed up unannounced and was welcomed back.

Then she went No contact with her dad and step mom for the last 2 months with no known reason. Recently had disrupted sleep, decreased hygiene. Agitation I attributed to lack of sleep and being a teen. Last week everything changed.

She developed what appears to be a severe psychotic episode. She became extremely paranoid, believed people were hacking and following her, didn’t seem to recognize family members at times, and came to my house with a loaded revolver. I was able to get the gun away from her and law enforcement Baker Acted her.
After she was hospitalized, we found multiple notes that had been written over months containing graphic plans to kill me, my husband, and her 5-year-old sister. The writings included detailed descriptions of murder and dismemberment. Because of those writings and the gun, I obtained a temporary domestic violence injunction for my family’s safety.

She is currently in an inpatient psychiatric hospital. The doctors have determined she currently lacks capacity to make her own medical decisions, made me her health care proxy, and have now petitioned the court for guardianship because they believe she still needs protection and treatment.
She has started antipsychotic medication. When I was able to speak to her, she sounded confused and disorganized. Later she stopped taking phone calls from me and other family members. My mother told her she had brought a gun to my house, and she said she didn’t remember. My daughter is no longer responding to her name and believes she is someone else. She doesn’t recognize family members. She’s been there 5 days and hardly eaten. She’s withdrawn. She’s laughing by herself.

I feel completely torn. I love my daughter more than anything, but I’m also terrified by what happened. At the same time, I keep replaying her entire childhood wondering if I somehow caused this. I feel guilty, scared, and heartbroken.
If you’ve had an young adult or patient experience psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder with psychosis, or another serious mental illness:
Did they recover after a first episode?
Did they remember what happened?
Did their relationships heal over time?
Has anyone been through guardianship or an involuntary hospitalization?
What does the future look like?
How did you cope with the guilt and fear?
Provisional diagnosis? I just feel very alone and would appreciate hearing from professionals who’ve treated something similar.