My sister is going down such a deep rabbit hole and i legitimately do not know how to handle this she thinks that people are out to scare or put fear into her because she made some distasteful comments online about the epstein files and certain pe ople (stuff you see nonstop all day scrolling through social media) and im beginning to think she is schizophrenic and devolving into paranoiaShe thinks her phone is being tapped because she saw some recommended videos on youtube about epstein, about people being stalked, etc and she constantly tells me to not talk about this stuff and does the quiet gesture to me every single time i show up to her room.she saw a women on facebook who was typing some HOA post to her neighbors and my sister didn't understand this so she assumed that this lady was an agentthe other day a person parked their truck infront of our house (near a bar) and she almost had a panic attack (the truck belonged to man who got so wasted that his wife had to come pick him up and there was a huge scene at 2-3AM)im so fed up with this bullshit that Im just trying to find a solution that brings her back to reality Ive told her fatass that no one fucking wants her and she's not even pretty enough to be a traffik victim (didnt work) she's always had problems with people because she was bullied in high school so she carries around a ton of mental illness (she had to go to therapy and a psychatric ward for young people years ago)she was a tumblr girl who got absolutely shit on by another girl because the other girl was some narrcisist fat bitch that used my sister for internet clout (retardation)if you guys want more info or have a solution then send it my way because im so over this
Therapy could help
>>34566781I am just like your sister but male. This thread made me tear up because of how familiar i am to your sibling, please be with her, even if she knows she's wrong she cant help it, be her guiding hand
>>34566781she should be on antipsychoticstanking your dopamine system will make the even craziest person stop their bullshit
There is at least 25% chance that she is not crazy and what she's saying israel. Now you can either be a dick about it or you can be supportive and try to help her
>>34566781She probably is dealing with schizophrenia. Some stuff you can help with is explaining parts of the surveillance state, such as IP tracking which is why all her internet stuff knows she is into Epstein. Your current tactics are just dickish, don't say that shit to her, be nice and remember you're dealing with someone who is scared and sick in the head
>>34566781alright ill back off
>>34566781People's phones do get tapped and stalking is a real thing. Even if she is unnecessarily paranoid I definitely wouldn't just disregard her worries. Maybe getting her a privacy phone with killswitches on the microphone etc could help ease her anxiety? Even if she is being 100% delusional (not saying she is) telling her she is crazy is just going to isolate her more and make her more paranoid.
>>34566781>My sister is going downShe's bound to be popular
Is she willing to see a psychiatrist or psychologist?If not, there's not much you can do unless she becomes a danger to herself or others, in which case she can be involuntarily committed
It would help if she has explanations for how things like technology works, and what happened with the car. But also to understand how her brain works, that it's confusing how she feels with reality. All of these symptoms are also worsened by loneliness and trauma. Maybe she can learn to manually filter thru the difference between her feelings, beliefs, and reality, or she has enough self awareness atm. Maybe she will later. Otherwise, trying to help her feel better might be better than explaining reality. Idrk, ive been there but i dont have schizophrenia. Its just a symptom of extreme isolation. once i learned the details of how schizo's inner mind misinterprets things, i can compensate for it. However, i came to that info on my own. If you try to "help" she may feel manipulated and distrust you.dont be so quick to think its schizophrenia. There's a lot that can be done even if neither of u know it rn.
I would actually say that to some extent validating her feelings will make her feel more safe. It might seem counterintuitive because you want her to not misinterpret reality but ur missing the point that her emotional truth is still truth to the traumatised part of her brain, which is doing its job by being hypervigilant. Its sole purpose is to react to a sense of danger whether its real externally or not.even if the car isnt out to get her, her feeling of fear and unprocessed trauma is coming from somewhere, and validating it will help her process and let go it it. i find it baffling that ppl dont understand this desu. Ppl who are struggling can get no real help. Such a wasteland of enlightenment.traumatised isolated brains struggle to separate reality from emotion. That is the sole job of trauma and hypervigilance, which again, is severely worsened by isolation. she just needs to feel safe and connected to people. And understood. You need to understand that her irrational thoughts are normal for unhealed trauma. Validating it in the right way helps ppl heal and move on and access the higher functioning parts of their brain. Find the nugget of truth in what she shares with u and show her you're capable of understanding and respecting the part that IS real. That is how trauva heals.sorry for the long text, i cant boil it down rn.
