Posted by sar on July 4, 2001, at 6:33:28
In reply to Does my sister have a psychological disorder? long, posted by verano on July 3, 2001, at 20:31:42
my own limited, unprofessional opinion is that she seems to be Severely Depresst. if she never developed social skillz maybe this developed into inappropriate (but unknown to her) behavior. Severely depressed people tend to not care very much at all about personal hygiene, what they eat drink smoke shoot up snort up whateveh. Depressives are very bad at taking care of themselves, I say this from personal experience, because for a year I ran around smelling like alcoholo and sweat falling down drunk and running into barbed-wire fences under the influnce because NOTHING MATTERED. I wear filthy clothes constantly and bathe as little as possible. That's depression, man. When I was happy I shaved my legs and washed my hair every day. Now I can't remember the last time I did either.
Perhaps you could gently suggest the 2 of yall going to a doctor together. Maybe if you expressed your concern about her health in a loving and supportive way, she'd be receptive to going with you--and what would help even more (in my opinion) is finding a psych *for her* and shecheduling the time--you do the work; she sounds too down to do it. But if yall went to theraoy together, maybe some of these issues could be resolved.
if it's been so long it could take such a long time for her to advance...but you've got to realize that w. severe depression, brushing one's hair can be a Major Step. Smearing on deodorant can be a Major Step. All sorts of simple thimgs that the healthy take for granted.
or maybe she's just a hippie? :)
i doubt it. anyway, i think the best you can do id to be supporive. if she knows how much her sibling loves her, maybe she'll br more open to accepting/giving love to others.
which i think would take a good deal of time.
would she be opposed to seeing a doctor? i think you ought to suggest it.
my best wishes,
sar
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