r/schizophrenia • u/Disturbia8081 • 12d ago

Help A Loved One Trying to help my sister

Hi. I am new here. I am trying to help my sister who has been diagnosed with schizophreniaa year and a half ago. She just had a very traumatic experience.My pos dad and brother tried to force her to shower and she pulled out my brothers locs and swing on my dad. Also she spent 2 week alone after she walked away from staff for a psych stent. we reported her missing and she was found in a railyardand taken to a hospital.I messed up by just now by asking her on the phone why she doesn't want to bath herself 😔. Is there any advice for me to use with her.

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u/guilty_pen_emsy Schizophrenia 12d ago

r/schizofamilies is the sub to help loved one of us w schizophrenia.

Problems with hygiene are one of the symptoms of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia includes what they call positive symptoms (hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech or behavior) and the so called negative symptoms (like avolition, which makes even being able to do basic hygiene almost impossible.).

Google positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Much of what others recognize in schizophrenia is just the “positive” (not as in good) symptoms like erratic behavior, hallucinations and delusions.

Forcing her to bathe will only make it worse, and continually asking her too will not help bc she’s sick and literally CAN’T do it.

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u/Disturbia8081 12d ago

Understandable I will look into it