My family member dislikes their doctor. They believe they're being prescribed wrong medicines (APs). And the doctor doesn't engage in their delusional convos, so they feel unimportant and unheard.
Important to note that APs are causing side effects (sleepiness). I genuinely don't know what to do in this situation.
I'm tired. I genuinely am tired trying to convince my sister to keep taking anti-psychotics. I'm the only caregiver and I'm so done already with everyday BS that I've to deal with.
Her mood has definitely improved but due to the side effects she doesn't want to continue. She also thinks that the doctor is prescribing her wrong meds and doesn't believe her stories.
My life is getting ruined everyday and she's unable to see that. I'm trying my best every single day and I just want her to comply and rest?
I'm the only caregiver. That's all I wanted to say.
My sister has been experiencing psychosis for years and recently got on APs. She texts/calls me every hour of the day and we meet everyday. She gets angry and accusive at the smallest things. I think it's deep paranoia, anxiety and loneliness.
I can tell she trusts me yet she doesn't tell me everything. I can tell that she cares about me yet she can't care about me. I think she understands I need space yet she can't help but be suspicious when I say that. I'm so lost. What's going on?
Everyday I wake up with the dread that my whole life is going to revolve around my delusional sister. She lives near my place and texts/calls me constantly. We meet every single day or she finds reasons to show up.
She's accused me of things in the past, so now I just focus on not triggering her. She thinks we've a good relationship. I'm the only caregiver since we're no contact with the rest of family. There are no services in our country and if there are, I can't afford them.
I struggle with mental disorders (asd, adhd, ocd) myself. I was thriving before but now I'm just so done with everything. I'm tired of setting boundaries only for her to start arguments in the middle of the night. I can't do ANYTHING without having to think about her. It makes me anxious.
I love her but I wish her anti-psychotics would just kick in the right places quickly because I'm weak.
My sibling has Delusional Disorder, got on an anti-psychotics recently and has no insight, believes their delusionals are real. APs are helping a lot tbh but there's a long way ahead.
What is "insight" for you? Is it realising that your brain interpreted stuff wrongly? or realising that no one is thinking about the way you think they are? Is it a "Oh wait wtf" moment? Is it "people who were coming after me finally moved on"?