Mental Disorders

[juniper]

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN MY SISTER'S LIFE SHE BELIEVED SHE IS PREGNANT. SHE HAS FOOD CRAVINGS, DILL PICKLES, ENDLESS ICE CREAM, THEN NOTHING BUT VEGETABLES AND FRUIT, BECAUSE SHE SAYS, "THAT'S WHAT THE BABY WANTS". SHE TOLD ME SHE FEELS "CONTENTED" AND HAS BECOME OVERLY DOMESTIC AND PROTECTIVE OF HER TUMMY. SHE BECOMES ELATED WHEN SHE'S TOUCHING HER BELLY (WHICH IS huge!) AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE MOVEMENTS IN IT. I KNOW FOR A FACT SHE ISN'T PREGNANT BECAUSE SHE USED AN IN-HOME TESTING KIT TWICE )I FOUND THE TESTS IN THE GARBAGE) AND THEY BOTH READ NEGATIVE. bUT SHE KEEPS TESTING HER HERSELF AND "FEELING" THE BABIES MOVE (SHE SAYS THEY ARE A SET OF TWINS) .

sHE'S BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BIPOLAR, DEPRESSIVE TYPE SINCE AGE 20. sHE IS NOW 44 YEARS OLD AND DOESN'T HAVE A HUSBAND. SHE SAID SHE WAS "WITH A GUY" ONCE IN SEPTEMBER AND THAT HER PERIODS HAVE CEASED. I NEVER SAW THE GUY , BUT SHE TOLD ME HE "HATES" TO WEAR CONDOMS.

SHE CLAIMED THE SAME THING A FEW YEARS AGO ON TWO OCCAISIONS WHEN LIVING IN A CO-ED COMMUNITY TRANSITIONAL HOUSE. THAT'S ALL I KNOW ABOUT HER HISTORY. SHE LIVES IN HER OWN PLACE NOW, SO SHE COULD HAVE HAD SEXUAL CONTACT.

I'M SAD FOR HER THOUGH AND WORRIED. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP HER? COULD SHE BE IN MENOPAUSE? I DON'T WANT HER TO BE DISAPPOINTED OR OR BE DEPRESSED ALL THE TIME EITHER. SHE CAN'T WORK. SHE'S SO HAPPY FOR ONCE THESE DAYS.

SHOULD i TAKE HER TO SEE A DOCTOR? THANKS.[color=darkblue][/color]

[britesmile]

She obviously has a longing to be a mum, to the extent thatthis is occuring, offer her some support and talk to her. Offer her advise and try to understand how she feels, she may even blurt out that she isnt and she wants to be.

Denial is sometimes easier on the pain she may be going through.