24-04-2017 01:46 PM
24-04-2017 01:46 PM
Hi,
My husband has recently been diagnosed with delusion disorder, I am finding it hard to deal with him and was wondering if anyone has any tips on how to cope. I'm not sure how to talk to him without becoming frustrated, he gets angry with me "why can't you believe me when I tell you that this is happening"
I am finding our local mental health team not at all helpful and just fob me off to the 24 hour phone service, is this common with other people?
24-04-2017 01:55 PM
24-04-2017 01:55 PM
Hi @Loulou83,
Do you know if the delusions have been deemed either 'bizzare' or 'non-bizzare' by the clinician?
24-04-2017 02:19 PM
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01-05-2017 08:38 AM
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02-05-2017 07:08 PM
02-05-2017 07:08 PM
Hi @Loulou83 and @Former-Member,
Thought I might include the link here for Darcy's wonderful post on 60 tips for helping people with schizophrenia.
Glad you're feeling stronger @Loulou83. Now is a great time to take preventative measures to avoid burning out. I have a habit of go-go-going until I have nothing left, so I need to remind myself, even when I feel great, to continue with self-care.
Stay in touch.
14-05-2017 03:27 AM
14-05-2017 03:27 AM
Hi loulou,
Delusional disorder is extremely difficult to treat because the person with the condition lacks insight, which means they don't recognize that anything is wrong with them. No amount of reasoning will convince them that their beliefs aren't true. And in many cases, the person with delusional disorder is completely normal in all other aspects of their life, except when it comes to the topic of their delusion. You cannot force them into psych treatment because they cannot see they have a problem, and you cannot prove that they're a danger to themselves or others.
I've read about other people's experiences on a popular psych forum message board devoted to the topic of delusional disorder. So many of these stories are similar. Some people report that the issue was helped when their loved one took certain types of medication; others' stories have never resolved, or have ended badly, after years of coping. In many cases in that forum, the person posting is married to an individual with DD, and also is the object of the delusions.
My own relative's symptoms have gotten worse over time. And she'll talk to me for hours about her delusions. Which is very stressful for me, because she is trying to convince me that another family member is trying to gaslight/hurt/destroy her. This is not true. It zaps so much of my energy (and time!) to listen and absorb her fears (terror) and sadness over something that doesn't even exist. The best thing I can do is simply change the topic when she brings up her delusions. I know this is hard to do when you're living with the person.
17-05-2017 08:49 PM
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