Post by mama2bailey on Mar 28, 2016 13:46:14 GMT
I don't know where to begin. My friend for the past 25 years has been acting odd. Her DH called me frantic one morning saying she's talking to a ghost, hugging and kissing this ghost and they are married. Well that was just the beginning. She's gesturing, moaning, hitting her head on the wall and has attacked her DH. It got so bad that she became a danger to herself and DH called the ambulance and police. She's been in the hospital for 3 days now. Nobody has been able to pinpoint what's wrong.
How can a relatively healthy 40 year old woman just wake up one day and be out of her mind? It's scary, sad and just downright upsetting me for everyone involved. Her Ct shows normal and negative for drugs. The only official word we have is that for whatever reasons she is in a state of psychosis. She's waiting on a bed at the psych hospital for more evaluation and treatment. She cannot leave it was court ordered against her will, which was much needed. Everyone was scared.
I miss talking to her each day and I hope she comes
Out of this but it's all so scary.
Has this happened to anyone? Is there hope?
UPDATE 3-28
Thanks everyone, it's all so new so we are just taking it day by day. She had a bad night and injured 2 nurses so is now being restrained and sedated. One she slammed into the wall and the other she hit across the face. They are hopeful her bed at the psych hospital is ready soon. Her pastor came by and she was sedated but he prayed over her anyway. The hospital chaplain also came by. Her DH also got in touch with a social worker to help him.
Thanks for all the prayers and support
UPDATE 3-30
Not much in updates other than they have started her on a medicine regime (don't know of what) and are still doing evaluations.She was also finally moved to a psych unit as well. Her DH spoke to her for about 30 seconds before she hung up all she told him was to tell the truth. He thinks in that moment that was actually her being rational because she was thinking he has told lies to put her there. He still is having a hard time because he's taking it personally that she has such ill will toward him. Such a hard sad situation to be in for all involved even her.
Update 4-4
Sorry I haven't been around as much as I would like. I've been depressed and feeling a little bit selfish and wanting my friend back. I was/am lonely and miss that friend to talk to every day whenever I feel like it. Having said that we have a little more as in updates:
She has been writing letters in her room which we thought was pretty good until her DH went to visit her and realized that all these letters were addressed to her ghost husband. That was a blow to him and he's really really trying not to take what she is doing to heart and I totally understand how he feels. Regardless that he knows she isn't herself, words still do hurt. I was able to talk to her 4 days ago and she wasn't doing that good . She was telling me the big bad wolf was trying to kill her and was in the room with her and I'm the only one who understands what she means...I didn't...and she got mad at me. Then she went on and on about they are stealing her toilet paper and trying to make her disappear and then she hung up on me. Later that evening I spoke to her again and she sounded more like herself and told me to make sure her son and DH are doing ok and she's getting better and better. That same day her DH went to visit her and she was mad at him saying "why are you talking to my friend." She doesn't even remember what she told me or that we have even spoke earlier in the day.
I spend the next couple of days just getting details from her DH when he would have his visiting hours. She is playing puzzles in the common room and learning to draw but she still is having mental problems. I am so so thankful that for however long each day she is herself if even for 2 minutes because that gives us some hope. I talked to her again yesterday and because I had been depressed myself when she called me my nick name I just broke down. In those few minutes she was consoling me and telling me it will be ok and it was her. Like I said earlier I have been selfish and at times just thinking of how much everyone misses her and loves her and was sad and upset about it. I suffer from depression for 15 years so it's not that I don't recognize it I'm more upset at the fact that I cried to her when she is the one having problems. Then I cried to my DH about my lack of friends and the friends I do get always end up leaving or getting mad at me. She's the only one who's stuck by me since high school and it sucks losing her in this way. I'm better today though just trying to stay positive.
Her DH called me today and said that she was doing better and he was going up this evening to see her. Everyone is trying to keep going forward and not focus on what got her there in the first place. oh, and no diagnosis yet beyond psychosis and "mental breakdown" and I say that lightly since they themselves said they can't wrap their mind around what happened to her and are still evaluating the situation.
FINAL UPDATE 4-4
If anyone wants any updates past today please feel free to message me. It's not in my best interest to continue and be attacked for it. To those who offered help and suggestions and even prayers I do appreciate it and it truly means a lot.
How can a relatively healthy 40 year old woman just wake up one day and be out of her mind? It's scary, sad and just downright upsetting me for everyone involved. Her Ct shows normal and negative for drugs. The only official word we have is that for whatever reasons she is in a state of psychosis. She's waiting on a bed at the psych hospital for more evaluation and treatment. She cannot leave it was court ordered against her will, which was much needed. Everyone was scared.
I miss talking to her each day and I hope she comes
Out of this but it's all so scary.
Has this happened to anyone? Is there hope?
UPDATE 3-28
Thanks everyone, it's all so new so we are just taking it day by day. She had a bad night and injured 2 nurses so is now being restrained and sedated. One she slammed into the wall and the other she hit across the face. They are hopeful her bed at the psych hospital is ready soon. Her pastor came by and she was sedated but he prayed over her anyway. The hospital chaplain also came by. Her DH also got in touch with a social worker to help him.
Thanks for all the prayers and support
UPDATE 3-30
Not much in updates other than they have started her on a medicine regime (don't know of what) and are still doing evaluations.She was also finally moved to a psych unit as well. Her DH spoke to her for about 30 seconds before she hung up all she told him was to tell the truth. He thinks in that moment that was actually her being rational because she was thinking he has told lies to put her there. He still is having a hard time because he's taking it personally that she has such ill will toward him. Such a hard sad situation to be in for all involved even her.
Update 4-4
Sorry I haven't been around as much as I would like. I've been depressed and feeling a little bit selfish and wanting my friend back. I was/am lonely and miss that friend to talk to every day whenever I feel like it. Having said that we have a little more as in updates:
She has been writing letters in her room which we thought was pretty good until her DH went to visit her and realized that all these letters were addressed to her ghost husband. That was a blow to him and he's really really trying not to take what she is doing to heart and I totally understand how he feels. Regardless that he knows she isn't herself, words still do hurt. I was able to talk to her 4 days ago and she wasn't doing that good . She was telling me the big bad wolf was trying to kill her and was in the room with her and I'm the only one who understands what she means...I didn't...and she got mad at me. Then she went on and on about they are stealing her toilet paper and trying to make her disappear and then she hung up on me. Later that evening I spoke to her again and she sounded more like herself and told me to make sure her son and DH are doing ok and she's getting better and better. That same day her DH went to visit her and she was mad at him saying "why are you talking to my friend." She doesn't even remember what she told me or that we have even spoke earlier in the day.
I spend the next couple of days just getting details from her DH when he would have his visiting hours. She is playing puzzles in the common room and learning to draw but she still is having mental problems. I am so so thankful that for however long each day she is herself if even for 2 minutes because that gives us some hope. I talked to her again yesterday and because I had been depressed myself when she called me my nick name I just broke down. In those few minutes she was consoling me and telling me it will be ok and it was her. Like I said earlier I have been selfish and at times just thinking of how much everyone misses her and loves her and was sad and upset about it. I suffer from depression for 15 years so it's not that I don't recognize it I'm more upset at the fact that I cried to her when she is the one having problems. Then I cried to my DH about my lack of friends and the friends I do get always end up leaving or getting mad at me. She's the only one who's stuck by me since high school and it sucks losing her in this way. I'm better today though just trying to stay positive.
Her DH called me today and said that she was doing better and he was going up this evening to see her. Everyone is trying to keep going forward and not focus on what got her there in the first place. oh, and no diagnosis yet beyond psychosis and "mental breakdown" and I say that lightly since they themselves said they can't wrap their mind around what happened to her and are still evaluating the situation.
FINAL UPDATE 4-4
If anyone wants any updates past today please feel free to message me. It's not in my best interest to continue and be attacked for it. To those who offered help and suggestions and even prayers I do appreciate it and it truly means a lot.
