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super_felicia posted...

This kinda happened to me 7 years ago like I kept having paranoid thoughts but I shrugged it off until it got worse and worse thoughts, then i had a breakdown and I thought i was being plotted to be killed but I got better after a few months of being in psych ward well it was more 1 month til i was better but they kept me in longer to make sure I was okay and stable. It still i have paranoid thoughts but since I had a breakdown and realised nothing was out to get me it made me have stronger thoughts and emotions. Also I was quite young so now I'm more mature I can handle myself better. If it's anything like me the best thing would be to try being calm around them and not all nervous or emotional cos it'll comfort her more.

That's how I was today. Just kept my voice low and calm. Didn't point out any of the things she did or said leading up to this. When I asked her anything I just took her answer and didn't press. I just watched her face and she was scared, nervous, suspicious. Pulled out a chair for her and told her it was there if she wanted it but didn't press it. The way she's been avoiding her meds there's a chance she'll be transferred out of this one and sent to another facility if she doesn't get any better. The one she's in now is a small short term care. Only 20 total beds.