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Keerthi Kodukula
@keerthi2706 · 2:59
How to support your loved one if they suffer from Schizophrenia? - Part 3
And I'm so glad to be able to be on this platform to share some information about these tools that people can use to work with individuals who are suffering with schizophrenia. And like I've mentioned in the first part of this, well, recovery is totally possible from schizophrenia. It's totally possible to help an individual gain awareness and insight into their symptoms and help them in their path of recovery
I have been a victim to a mother who was dealing with this illness. And what she has left behind now is another person dealing with mental issues. So I really don't know whether such patients, they recover or not. But my experience has taught me I have so much fear about schizophrenia. Even if I hear this word, it gives me chills
Anonymous CEO
@anonymousceo · 4:13
But at the same time, hearing from a family member, actually hearing about what it's like to be there, to go through the entire process, is just very heart wrenching. And I guess one thing that we do need to realize is that you just cannot reason with acute psychosis or with schizophrenia. So it's just very difficult for families to deal with it. Your personal encounters or stories, I believe that everyone in the world, they sort of need to hear it in the first place
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
I am so proud to say that I am a survivor and I keep on motivating people to talk about their mental issues whatsoever it is, I mean, you just have to talk out and there are people like me, there are people like you, there are people like us that really are there to listen to you. And I think when you are dealing with a mental issue, all you need is people, non judgmental people listening to you. That is all I can share from my personal experience
Hi, Pragati. Thank you for sharing so many personal details here. More power to you, girl. You are healing and you have everything that you require, the support system, the people, because you have that positive mindset and you are at that frequency now that you will invite people in your life who will actually contribute to your healing journey and get you a proper closure. Keep these traveling. And so she's probably a little late in responding to your question. She will at the earliest
Keerthi Kodukula
@keerthi2706 · 4:44
And like I always talk to all my patients families, the clinician or the therapist or the psychiatrist only sees the patient just a few times in a week or in a month. But it's a family who are keeping the patient at home and providing them with the necessary support that they need. Because these individuals, as they decompensate in their symptoms, it is very difficult for them to even manage the activities of daily living, which means basic things that they need to be doing every day
Keerthi Kodukula
@keerthi2706 · 4:53
And also I want to mention that it's important for family members to learn the signs of suicide because most individuals with psychotic disorders have this tendency to harm themselves or harm others, and they're more likely to hurt themselves than anybody else. So they're always trying to take their own life. So it's important to understand or gain awareness with the signs of suicide and also be very vigilant about what they're stating. If they're threatening suicide, you don't want to leave them alone
Keerthi Kodukula
@keerthi2706 · 4:56
It, listen to people. But again, find that support system around yourself where you identify people who listen to you without judging you. And while that is happening, you keep this first hand information to provide the doctors or the people who are working with your loved one handy to talk to them. Because this is a constant back and forth you'll be having and this is not like there's no time frame of how soon the person will gain insight into their symptoms and most likely they may not
And your willingness to answer each and every question in so much of detail is actually so much encouraging for me and it has given us insights how we can be better caregivers and how can we take care of ourselves first. And thank you so much for suggesting that, yes, I have taken counseling sessions earlier, but I think I need to start it again and I will certainly put your advice into practice and be more understanding towards my interactions with such people