Hello everyone my name is Nick.
I am hoping someone out there can give me advice on how to help my parents.
My mum who is 70 years old is showing all symptoms of Paranoid Dementia / Psychosis.
It started June 2023 and has progressively gotten worse.
My mum firmly believes everything she is saying and what she is thinking about. This has caused a lot of stress and tension throughout the family. Her main paranoia is towards my dad who is 77. Here is a short list of things that have happened.
Convinced he is having an affair with different women at different times.
Accused him of having an affair with my wife and also confronted my wife about it.
Convinced he has been taking money over the years into separate bank accounts
Convinced he has another house that he is doing up
Convinced he is leaving the house during the night
She sees footprints in the carpet that are not there
Convinced he is drugging her and won't accept anything he makes for her
Convinced he is trying to get her commited
Thinks he is using drugs
Convinced he has another phone and hears it buzzing and ringing
Smells things that no one else can
Convinced of yellow powder everywhere, and nothing there when she shows you
Shows aggression towards him unexpectedly out of nowhere
Stops my dad talking with me as she believes he is turning me against her
Finds things that have been there for years and claims they are new which further convinces her of other things
This is just a short list of many things that are happening and ongoing. I have tried sitting down with her and going through many things with her. Even when I prove something is not as she believes , she turns it around or creates new things to fit in with how she is thinking.
The problem is my dad believes there is something wrong but won't talk to anyone. My mother is convinced it is not her and he is causing it all.
It has become a massive strain on everyone and I don't know what to do to help them. My mum is adamant she now wants to sell the house, get a divorce and go her own way,
Any help or guidance very much appreciated. Watching them both go through this is heartbreaking.
Thank you
I am hoping someone out there can give me advice on how to help my parents.
My mum who is 70 years old is showing all symptoms of Paranoid Dementia / Psychosis.
It started June 2023 and has progressively gotten worse.
My mum firmly believes everything she is saying and what she is thinking about. This has caused a lot of stress and tension throughout the family. Her main paranoia is towards my dad who is 77. Here is a short list of things that have happened.
Convinced he is having an affair with different women at different times.
Accused him of having an affair with my wife and also confronted my wife about it.
Convinced he has been taking money over the years into separate bank accounts
Convinced he has another house that he is doing up
Convinced he is leaving the house during the night
She sees footprints in the carpet that are not there
Convinced he is drugging her and won't accept anything he makes for her
Convinced he is trying to get her commited
Thinks he is using drugs
Convinced he has another phone and hears it buzzing and ringing
Smells things that no one else can
Convinced of yellow powder everywhere, and nothing there when she shows you
Shows aggression towards him unexpectedly out of nowhere
Stops my dad talking with me as she believes he is turning me against her
Finds things that have been there for years and claims they are new which further convinces her of other things
This is just a short list of many things that are happening and ongoing. I have tried sitting down with her and going through many things with her. Even when I prove something is not as she believes , she turns it around or creates new things to fit in with how she is thinking.
The problem is my dad believes there is something wrong but won't talk to anyone. My mother is convinced it is not her and he is causing it all.
It has become a massive strain on everyone and I don't know what to do to help them. My mum is adamant she now wants to sell the house, get a divorce and go her own way,
Any help or guidance very much appreciated. Watching them both go through this is heartbreaking.
Thank you