Sister having mental breakdown HELP ME

krustywanksock · 18-03-2009 9:13pm #1

Hello for the past 3 days my sister has been acting strangely and not talking.She would just stare at you if you looked at her.Today she started biting her lip repettedly until it began to bleed.She is now just walking around the house like a zombie .She keeps shaking gently when she is in bed. I dont know what is wrong with her i spent the last hour crying as she stared at me lifelessly , me and my parents dont know what to do. Can anyone help or have they been through this before.Please can someone help me.

DarkJager · 18-03-2009 9:16pm

What kind of state was she in before this happened?

krustywanksock · 18-03-2009 9:18pm

Well she was quite and shy and very subdued it seemed to build up over the past 4 days and now results in this.

estar · 18-03-2009 9:26pm

the shaking isnt good, as of course you know. why hasnt she seen a doctor. if she is shaking in the bed, get into the bed and hold her until the doctor comes. either something has happened to shock her or she has been under a lot of prolonged stress. she should be given a prescription until she can calm enough to talk. give her hot chocolate and something milky to drink. keep talking to her about random stuff, dont bother trying to talk about serious stuff, it will only upset her for now.

the best thing to do is phone the doctor and until then hold her and comfort her.

sam34 · 18-03-2009 9:27pm

OP, it sounds like your sister needs to be medically assessed.

what you need to do is this-

firstly, ask your sister to go to gp

if she refuses, you and/or parents go to gp

discuss case, and ask your gp if you can make an application to have her assessed by a psychiatrist.

your gp will have these forms

once you have this form signed, your gp will have to see your sister within 24 hrs

if your sis wont go to him, the gp will have to go to her, simple as. thats the gp's problem to work out, not yours.

if your gp feels she warrants psychiatric assessemnt he then signs another form and arranges to have her seen at the local psych unit.

hope this helps.

any other q's , fire away.

krustywanksock · 18-03-2009 9:29pm

My parents have been holding her in the bed we have tried to get her to the docter but we will have to wait now till the morning.She is shaking gently now its more of a leg bouncing.She has been under stress with homework before perhaps 6 months ago when she started bouncing her leg and she started panicking about her homework etc...

krustywanksock · 18-03-2009 9:32pm

Thank you so much for replying we have made an appointment and we will bring her to the g.p. she will go as she is just walking around aimlessly and lying in the bed she isnt threatning or abusive.I just want to ask what could cause this and if she will make a full recovery?

sam34 wrote: »

OP, it sounds like your sister needs to be medically assessed.

what you need to do is this-

firstly, ask your sister to go to gp

if she refuses, you and/or parents go to gp

discuss case, and ask your gp if you can make an application to have her assessed by a psychiatrist.

your gp will have these forms

once you have this form signed, your gp will have to see your sister within 24 hrs

if your sis wont go to him, the gp will have to go to her, simple as. thats the gp's problem to work out, not yours.

if your gp feels she warrants psychiatric assessemnt he then signs another form and arranges to have her seen at the local psych unit.

hope this helps.

any other q's , fire away.

sam34 · 18-03-2009 9:38pm

krustywanksock wrote: »

Thank you so much for replying we have made an appointment and we will bring her to the g.p. she will go as she is just walking around aimlessly and lying in the bed she isnt threatning or abusive.I just want to ask what could cause this and if she will make a full recovery?

i cant really speculate on what is going on. thats not safe for you or me, tbh!
it could be a number of things, might just be an abnormal stress reaction, or it could be something else.

the fact that this has been caught early, whatever it is, is a good sign, catching something early gives a better prognosis.

krustywanksock · 18-03-2009 9:40pm

Do you know why she is in such a trance like state as if she is a zombie?

sam34 wrote: »

i cant really speculate on what is going on. thats not safe for you or me, tbh!
it could be a number of things, might just be an abnormal stress reaction, or it could be something else.

the fact that this has been caught early, whatever it is, is a good sign, catching something early gives a better prognosis.

sam34 · 18-03-2009 9:43pm

krustywanksock wrote: »

Do you know why she is in such a trance like state as if she is a zombie?

to be honest, it could be any number of things.

it really could.

i'm not trying to fob you off, there just is no way for me to tell without actually seeing her and knowing more background.

plus, even if i was 100% sure, i cant go down the route of giving specific medical advice on boards.

krustywanksock · 18-03-2009 9:46pm

Ok thanks for your info and your help she has gone to sleep now im trying to calm down now and get to grips with the situation ive realised now that she can get help.

sam34 wrote: »

to be honest, it could be any number of things.

it really could.

i'm not trying to fob you off, there just is no way for me to tell without actually seeing her and knowing more background.

plus, even if i was 100% sure, i cant go down the route of giving specific medical advice on boards.

LadyMayBelle · 18-03-2009 9:49pm

Good luck. Take sam34's advice, it's pretty much what I was going to say anyway. You're a good sibling, stick by her, it's tough on you both. Hope everything works out for you and she gets the help she needs,

sam34 · 18-03-2009 9:49pm

there is plenty help there.
the most important thing right now is to have her assessed, and take it form there.

good luck, i hope it works out OK for you and her.

Snowie · 18-03-2009 9:50pm

anything happen in the 4 days before ?

People just dont turn like that for no reason, id get a gp in quick man gp would help preferbly a female gp.... Some one exceptionally nice to that sounds pretty serous dont takle it lightly get here some help man theres a reason for behavour like that

has she eatin? does she have a job ?

krustywanksock · 18-03-2009 9:54pm

No she is in 4th year in school she doesnt have a job she ate a dinner today.We have made an appointment with a G.P. and we will be keeping an eye on her Nothing huge has happened in the last four days there has been no incidents that i know of .

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

anything happen in the 4 days before ?

People just dont turn like that for no reason, id get a gp in quick man gp would help preferbly a female gp.... Some one exceptionally nice to that sounds pretty serous dont takle it lightly get here some help man theres a reason for behavour like that

has she eatin? does she have a job ?

sam34 · 18-03-2009 9:58pm

op i just realised from your last post that she is under 18.

the procedures for having her assessed by a psychiatrist vary from what i outlined above- that applies to adults only.

basically, get her toa gp, thats still the first step.

after that, if the gp thinks further assessment is warranted, parental consent is enough, as she would be considered a minor still.

so tehres no need for those forms i was on about.

a small technicality, and your gp should know the policy anyway.

Nevyn · 18-03-2009 10:15pm

Please do not take anyone's word for the fact they are medical personal on these forums.
Anyone who posts stating that they are will find themselves banned as boards.ie does
not and can not publish medical advice, it is not insured to do so and the site can not
validate such claims by a poster.

Sister having mental breakdown HELP ME

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