Mental illness

[Reborn]

被害妄想症. Schizo. High vigilance or sth.
I got an ex who has this. Diagnosed. I saw her report.
Everyday thinks her friends not loyal to her, do bad to her, not good etc. Knn.

Only those who help themselves can be helped.

bipolar ah?

 

[Iamnobodyla]

被害妄想症. Schizo. High vigilance or sth.
I got an ex who has this. Diagnosed. I saw her report.
Everyday thinks her friends not loyal to her, do bad to her, not good etc. Knn.

Only those who help themselves can be helped.

How is ur ex now? Hope she is fine now… although cannot be cured, at least can control symptoms and lead a normal life as long as possible

 

[addict951]

My family member is paranoid with smell since 1 year ago... But on somebody harming my family member in dark, about 10 years... It wasn't recently that my family member's action was showing fear and etc that we realise it could be form of mental health... Haiz

Is it 1 of your siblings or parents?

 

[plaingrain]

the one in your avatar is you?

Yes. My doctors encourage me to be open, so I use my real names and profile photographs on the internet all these years.


Rongxiang

 

[Reborn]

Yes. My doctors encourage me to be open, so I use my real names and profile photographs on the internet all these years.


Rongxiang

be open, but i don't think be open on the internet.

 

[plaingrain]

be open, but i don't think be open on the internet.

We have communities on the internet supporting one another where mental illnesses are concerned, it's not that scary, really. Some mental health sufferers prefer anonymity, but there are others who are more gung-ho and we go public with our stories of mental disorders because we try to lead by example. I have been doing this for eight years, I'm ok with it, honestly. It has become a cause and / or calling for me.

 

[Monstruo^]

bipolar ah?

Not bipolar. Schizophrenia. And other stuff.
I saw her report.
Luckily we parted. Heng ah.
Not because she has these then I hiam, but her personality also got sth wrong. Really do me more harm than good.

 

[Monstruo^]

How is ur ex now? Hope she is fine now… although cannot be cured, at least can control symptoms and lead a normal life as long as possible

Duno. I don’t give a F about her.

Do note that it has nth to do with her mental illness and I don’t judge her in this at all as I also accompanied her to therapy. It was sth else she did.

 

[Reborn]

Not bipolar. Schizophrenia. And other stuff.
I saw her report.
Luckily we parted. Heng ah.
Not because she has these then I hiam, but her personality also got sth wrong. Really do me more harm than good.

nothing wrong with breaking up with someone with schizo if you really feel you cannot cope with it.

no point claiming another victim to mental illness just to be in liine with some loyalty bullsheet.

 

[Reborn]

We have communities on the internet supporting one another where mental illnesses are concerned, it's not that scary, really. Some mental health sufferers prefer anonymity, but there are others who are more gung-ho and we go public with our stories of mental disorders because we try to lead by example. I have been doing this for eight years, I'm ok with it, honestly. It has become a cause and / or calling for me.

Good for u.

 

[Monstruo^]

nothing wrong with breaking up with someone with schizo if you really feel you cannot cope with it.

no point claiming another victim to mental illness just to be in liine with some loyalty bullsheet.

We didn’t break up because of her schizo. It was sth else about her lor, not related to mental illness. But yah if break up over this also nth wrong bah.

But her condition did affect me mentally and emotionally during that time. I even need to see a psych that time. She asked to be friends, I said no. Usually I’m ok to be friends after breakup, but this one no. Mlmlwm

I only know she got such issues some months later into the relationship. No one can help her except her psych and maybe if she changed her way of thinking which is more important.

Thoughts and feelings lead to actions and consequences. Your thoughts might not be true and might not reflect reality, it is what you tell yourself, but are they true? Need to keep challenging yourself and question yourself. She cannot, and fall into rumination. To identify own’s issue and change own’s thinking is not easy.

 

[Mountainnodew]

If you can’t handle it, means the person needs professional help. You can call the sos hotline for advice. It’s safer to act before anything worst can happened.

 

[liksome56]

Thank you all. It's my sibling. @plaingrain , can share the website on communities link if there is?

 

[Iamnobodyla]

Thank you all. It's my sibling. @plaingrain , can share the website on communities link if there is?

Usually there is a strong genetics link to this. Do ur other family members even as far as cousin has this too?
I strongly recommend u to seek help for her.

 

[Reborn]

@plaingrain

what was your prevous nick?

 

[XiaoChilli]

My family member is paranoid with smell since 1 year ago... But on somebody harming my family member in dark, about 10 years... It wasn't recently that my family member's action was showing fear and etc that we realise it could be form of mental health... Haiz

Dun drag too long. If fast take meds can control symptoms. Too long the brain get in this state and might cause permanent damage to the brain le.. it is irreversible.

If he or she see someone and imagine is the dark shadow. What if he or she harm the person?
And also, if he or she imagine someone which is a dark shadow chasing him or her. What if he or she leap down a building while escaping?

U should not seek permission to bring him or her to see a pysch and mai tu liao

 

[FlyGuardX]

Oh...nope... Keep thinking someone in the dark trying to harm them

Reassure them where is safe. If got harmful thoughts might want to call ambulance

 

[plaingrain]

@plaingrain

what was your prevous nick?

My previous nick was @zeebrugge , back then I was using my nick to monitor posts at EDMW and reporting back to PAP (specifically then Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen), but after he retired I asked the HWZ Admin to suspend my old account, and now I'm back using a non-political personal pseudonym. I no longer serve the PAP though I still hold centre-right views.

Thank you all. It's my sibling. @plaingrain , can share the website on communities link if there is?

Sure.

Singapore Association for Mental Health (https://www.samhealth.org.sg/) is a well known community which does outreach to mental illness sufferers and their next of kin or caregivers. They also conduct classes and workshops as well as provide employability support to those with mental special needs.

The Tapestry Project Singapore (https://thetapestryproject.sg/) is an up and coming charitable organisation which encourages participants to note down their stories in journal articles and they help publish tales of mental patients - whether their journey to overcoming illnesses, to tales of destigmatisation. The founder too suffered from mental illness when she was younger, so she knows how it's like to be in pain.

Mindfull Community (https://www.mindfull.org.sg/) offers peer-led support groups, caregiver education and empowerment programmes to both persons in recovery as well as caregivers.

OcTave (https://www.nhghealth.com.sg/find-care/Service/imh-octave-outpatient-rehab-centre) is a project by IMH which aims at reskilling and upskilling mental patients to help them resettle in new jobs so that patients can continue to live dignified lives. I used to be part of the programme until I left it to help my aunt in her construction business.

Project Green Ribbon (https://www.projectgreenribbon.org/) is mostly meant for youths dealing with a variety of mental disorders. They offer safe shelters for youths who have difficulty staying in a fixed house, and they also help with destigmatisation. The founder of this project Mdm Anne Ling Hsieh has led a tough life since her teenage years, so she offers a useful hearing ear for those who might need her experience and expertise.

There are a lot more mental health resources out there, but the ones I cited above are those that I am a participant of. Others may have comparable resources to share.

 

[Lao_Tiko]

Duno. I don’t give a F about her.

Do note that it has nth to do with her mental illness and I don’t judge her in this at all as I also accompanied her to therapy. It was sth else she did.

Can ask is it like this? 🥹

 

[tan kuku]

How do you convince a family member to see a mental doctor when they claim they are ok? I have try to soft-spoke that they seem unsound but was upright rejected/refused for few times... Any edmw with such situation?

It's tiring as caregiver to try to assure them it's ok and keep hearing about their fear daily...

Watch this beedio lor