http://clinicallypsyched.com/clinicalpsychologyblog Clinical psychology blog for psychology news from Clinically Psyched. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:16:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://clinicallypsyched.com/clinicalpsychologyblog/2008/12/02/life-with-a-mentally-ill-parent-a-readers-story/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Ed van Eeden Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:07:01 +0000 http://clinicallypsyched.com/clinicalpsychologyblog/?p=16#comment-54 A gambling addiction can rip personal relations apart. Such a habit is nothing less than an acute mental illness. The compulsive gambler has tasted the sweet of winning and wants to fight off the bitter of losing. In his/hers desperate attempts to win everything back and making it all alright again, the losses pile up. Until shear desperation rests. That's the sad scheme of things, that keeps repeating itself everywhere gambling occurs. A gambling addiction can rip personal relations apart. Such a habit is nothing less than an acute mental illness. The compulsive gambler has tasted the sweet of winning and wants to fight off the bitter of losing. In his/hers desperate attempts to win everything back and making it all alright again, the losses pile up. Until shear desperation rests. That’s the sad scheme of things, that keeps repeating itself everywhere gambling occurs.

]]> http://clinicallypsyched.com/clinicalpsychologyblog/2008/12/20/pain-hurts-more-if-it-is-intentional/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Brad Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:20:57 +0000 http://clinicallypsyched.com/clinicalpsychologyblog/?p=32#comment-31 Hi there. Pain Hurts More If it is Intentional was very well written. Hi there. Pain Hurts More If it is Intentional was very well written.

]]> http://clinicallypsyched.com/clinicalpsychologyblog/2008/12/02/life-with-a-mentally-ill-parent-a-readers-story/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Susan Pavon Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:04:00 +0000 http://clinicallypsyched.com/clinicalpsychologyblog/?p=16#comment-30 I was so relived to read this. My mom acts the same way. I am a 46 year old women. And five years ago I lost my father to a sudden heartattack. I was very close to my father because of the way my mother treated him. She was verbally abusive with him day to day. She claims that as a child she was never happy and depressed. I hear different from her family. She has always been very controlling. She has never allowed me to live my own life. Since the death of my father she tells me and my sister that it is our responsiblity to support and take care of her. She has asked us over and over to move in and support her. she cries every day claiming that she cannot continue to live life. She comes up with stories telling me she is afraid of my brother and he will kill her. Growing up she put me down every day. She would tell me my skin was ugly. Or she would just been mean and get me up in the middle of the night to cook for her. She was a heavy drinker at the time. She stopped drinking but take narcotics daily. She goes through 400 narcotics per month. My daughter and all the grandchildren do not want to be around her. She will make them feel bad for things. She tells them things such as they dont love her because they do not call her daily. She has called me at work screaming telling me that I love my boss more then her because I spend more time with her. She claims that she can never live alone because she does not have a penny to her name. My father left a great pension to her and she cannot stop her spending. It is very hard to be with her at any time what so ever. She will cry when she is with me. She will tell me that she hopes I suffer like she does. She wants me to call her 10 times a day and stop afterwork to see her every day. And if I dont she calls screaming and cries. She has sent my sister's husband to jail for arguing with my sister. My Husband is s police officer and I am afraid to have her around at times because who's to say she will not try the same thing with us. She called to cops on my sister thinking my sister was stealing from her. Most of her family refuses to be around her or call her. She has lost all friends that she had. We are of Catholic faith and she goes to church telling everyone that she has no money and her kids will not help her. They have started to bring her clothing and food on a regular basis. We as a family attend a catholic church together. But she attends another during the week. She tells me she plans to set up a meeting with the priest at the one we attend in order to tell him what a terrible daughter I am. She tells my sister I am saying terrible things about her, and then will come to me to say that my sister is saying terrible things about me. If she see's that I am getting along with my siblings she will tell them I have been talking about them. This happens on a day to day basis. She has told me I am a rotten daughter and some day I will be in hell. She has called me terrible names. She has called my place of employment calling me names. She cries to her sister telling her that her children are evil for not taking care of her. She is never happy. She will ask me to take her and buy her things and later that evening start fighting wiht me. She makes her grandchildren buy her things when they are only children and have a few dollars for thereself. I dont know what to do with her. I have tried to get her help. The doctors claim that she is fine. She has been in several accidents because of the drugs. She totaled her vehicle because of it. I am afraid that some day she will kill someone because of it. I was so relived to read this. My mom acts the same way. I am a 46 year old women. And five years ago I lost my father to a sudden heartattack. I was very close to my father because of the way my mother treated him. She was verbally abusive with him day to day. She claims that as a child she was never happy and depressed. I hear different from her family.
She has always been very controlling. She has never allowed me to live my own life. Since the death of my father she tells me and my sister that it is our responsiblity to support and take care of her. She has asked us over and over to move in and support her. she cries every day claiming that she cannot continue to live life. She comes up with stories telling me she is afraid of my brother and he will kill her. Growing up she put me down every day. She would tell me my skin was ugly. Or she would just been mean and get me up in the middle of the night to cook for her. She was a heavy drinker at the time. She stopped drinking but take narcotics daily. She goes through 400 narcotics per month. My daughter and all the grandchildren do not want to be around her. She will make them feel bad for things. She tells them things such as they dont love her because they do not call her daily. She has called me at work screaming telling me that I love my boss more then her because I spend more time with her. She claims that she can never live alone because she does not have a penny to her name. My father left a great pension to her and she cannot stop her spending. It is very hard to be with her at any time what so ever. She will cry when she is with me. She will tell me that she hopes I suffer like she does. She wants me to call her 10 times a day and stop afterwork to see her every day. And if I dont she calls screaming and cries. She has sent my sister’s husband to jail for arguing with my sister. My Husband is s police officer and I am afraid to have her around at times because who’s to say she will not try the same thing with us. She called to cops on my sister thinking my sister was stealing from her. Most of her family refuses to be around her or call her. She has lost all friends that she had. We are of Catholic faith and she goes to church telling everyone that she has no money and her kids will not help her. They have started to bring her clothing and food on a regular basis. We as a family attend a catholic church together. But she attends another during the week. She tells me she plans to set up a meeting with the priest at the one we attend in order to tell him what a terrible daughter I am. She tells my sister I am saying terrible things about her, and then will come to me to say that my sister is saying terrible things about me. If she see’s that I am getting along with my siblings she will tell them I have been talking about them. This happens on a day to day basis. She has told me I am a rotten daughter and some day I will be in hell. She has called me terrible names. She has called my place of employment calling me names. She cries to her sister telling her that her children are evil for not taking care of her. She is never happy. She will ask me to take her and buy her things and later that evening start fighting wiht me. She makes her grandchildren buy her things when they are only children and have a few dollars for thereself. I dont know what to do with her. I have tried to get her help. The doctors claim that she is fine. She has been in several accidents because of the drugs. She totaled her vehicle because of it. I am afraid that some day she will kill someone because of it.

]]> http://clinicallypsyched.com/clinicalpsychologyblog/2008/12/02/life-with-a-mentally-ill-parent-a-readers-story/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Den GoavakeEvitte Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:24:22 +0000 http://clinicallypsyched.com/clinicalpsychologyblog/?p=16#comment-13 First of all congratulation for such a great site. I learned a lot reading article here today. I will make sure i visit this site once a day so i can learn more. First of all congratulation for such a great site. I learned a lot reading article here today. I will make sure i visit this site once a day so i can learn more.

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