The Compers Inn - Part 22

chris08

Right been on me laptop all day, so switchin off now, laterz

chickaroonee

Snidely wrote: »

Some of you are aware that the missus suffers from psychosis at times and that she is currently enduring a bout of it.

She was slowly improving but recently there has been a sharp deterioration in her condition.

On Sunday evening she was bombarded by voices and she ended up lying face down on the carpet having muttered conversations with them with tears and hyperventilation. It was really scary and I felt so helpless. Around 4am that night she woke up shaking, hyperventilaiting again and very frightened. She can never share with me what the voices are saying because the house is bugged and they are watching and we are in big trouble.

This morning she was wandering around the house muttering to herself and I guess the voices.

On a positive note we saw a shrink yesterday who changed her meds back to Olanzapine which she has taken before to good effect and he is giving us a Community Psychiatric Nurse.

I suppose I am coping but it is very wearing and I was encouraged when the shrink told me that there is no right or wrong way to behave towards her psychosis because she isn't thinking rationally when she has these episodes.

Really sorry to hear about this Snidely. I've had some experience of psychosis in the family and through professional work, and it's so hard to deal with - rational arguments aren't really going to help much just now. In reality there is very little people can do when someone is having an episode, but I'm sure you know that already.

I would highly recommend this book which doesn't have the answers by any means, but I think is very illuminating about psychotic illness: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Madness-Explained-Psychosis-Human-Nature/dp/0140275401/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248281805&sr=8-2

Hope things improve and look after yourself, it's just as hard for family

Tulip

I am off for a while.

chat later

Katie x

NoNameWoman

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Hi all

enigmaL

[STRIKE]Can everyone click their 'expired' button for this comp please?[/STRIKE]

ETA Thanks all

Just as exciting as hitting the Spam button;):rotfl:

enigmaL

NoNameWoman wrote: »

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Hi all

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

Hi NNW;):D

katiekittykat

Good evening all,

Hugs to snidely - you sound very supportive and your wife is very lucky to have you xxxx

Hope everyone is ok? xxxxx

NoNameWoman

I am going to post in the IW IW thread :j:j:j:j:j

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:j:j:j One of my This-will-be-mine items....Mj38 you are wonderful yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
£200 clothes shopping spree ......I SO need it.

Had a horrible day at work, was almost in tears on my way home but this just made me forget all about it yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ....

Sorry will read back in a min ...could not calm down yet x

xoxlauraxox

NoNameWoman wrote: »

I am going to post in the IW IW thread :j:j:j:j:j

OMG OMG OMG OMG :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

:j:j:j One of my This-will-be-mine items....Mj38 you are wonderful yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
£200 clothes shopping spree ......I SO need it.

Had a horrible day at work, was almost in tears on my way home but this just made me forget all about it yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ....

Sorry will read back in a min ...could not calm down yet x

Yey, well done :j:j

Jokey

Yaaay, wins are coming thick and fast!! Loving it, really cheering me up

((hugs)) to all that need them.

Made some yummy maid of honours before, can't wait to have my tea so I can devour them :rotfl:

No wins for me today, but still very happy