My daughter will not accept her diagnosis what can I do to help her?
My daughter was diagnosed two years ago with BiPolar Schizophrenia Effective, and though she is on Abilify and several other drugs, she will not accept her diagnosis. There has been some improvement, but the paranoia is bad, and she stays pretty much to herself.
I told her today I thought if she could just admit to herself she has this disease, accept it, that she could start to get better. I have ordered the book Diagnosis Schizohrenia which I hope she will read. (I intend to.) Reading is her favorite pastime. She recently started seeing a therapist on a weekly basis. She won't go anywhere with me because she thinks she is being stalked. Many times I can't get her to sit on front porch with me because those people driving by are after her. This has been an issue with her for years. She is forever accusing us in this household of hiding her things.
I can empathize with your daughter. For years, I was too paranoid to be around people. I avoided church, parties, even holiday family get-togethers. And wherever I was I was sure everyone around was watching me. It made life almost unbearable.
But I will give you hope -- that last year, the paranoia suddenly subsided. I don't even mind getting up and talking in front of people anymore. I go to parties, mingle in large groups, joined a poetry society, started doing volunteer work, etc. I attribute this to being on Zyprexa, which is the only antipyschotic that seems to work for me. It does have some unwanted side effects like drowsiness and weight gain, but I don't think I could live without it at this point. If you read my posts, you will see that I have gotten off the meds at times but always regret it and end up back on them. Right now I take 40mg of Zyrpexa every night, plus 200mg of Zoloft and 300mg of Wellbutrin. Those 3 keep me stable.
Carolyn
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