My sister and the safety of my mum

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as my Alcoholic Sister starts to get into end stage alcoholism… i wonder if it is time to get my mum safe

We are not strangers to problem children (us 3) in our family our schizophrenic sister who had a 12 year continuous schizophrenic psychotic state and died age 25, we are now me: 44, and my Alcoholic sister is 40

our schizophreniac sister whom she couldn’t cope with - because mum could not cope she made sure she was sectioned in an asylum for 2 years (after 10 years of looking after her) when my sister died, mum blames herself for not being able to cope
with every bad action towards her she holds with more love

she has acute and chronic problems with mental health of all types, also behaviour (isolates, draws all the curtains)

i also have have a lot of years in psychosis before accepting i needed to take medication for life and that i needed to give up any dreams i might have due to serious and chronic Schizophrenia although I’m stable long term 13 yrs

She has been in trouble with the police for stalking a guy, by whom she believes she is being bullied and stalked including her family
this is a 7 year delusion and has had her in crown court with a suspended sentence

my sister has when drunk shouts viciously for 10 - 20years

my alcoholic sister used to have 2 bottles of wine to herself every day as long ago as perhaps 20 yrs - i don’t know what and when and how much she has now

My sister lives with my mum who she abuses regularly at i think 2 days a week but could be 5 days at other times althogh she does not say

My alcoholic sister is suicidal chronic and acute, isolates has no trust in doctors, therapists, groups, peers or pro’s of any kind, support group, therapy, work or leisure

my alcoholic sister confabulates, is psychotic for 7 years, hardly eats, has lost a lot of weight, has extreme headaches, stays in bed in a darkened room, for about the last 6 years, can shout or be abusive with every conversation for up to about 3 days at a time.

my alcoholic sister has deep trauma from an experience when she was 3 yrs old

My mum was hit by a car in front of me last May and had a leg and foot broken at a 90 degree angle from the top parts of tib - fib

she is quite active now but very limited

As my sister’s situation becomes more and more hopeless by the month
I am concerned that i need to somehow help my mum differently

my mum is 76 in a flat with her all this time and I fear for her
I don’t know how to help her to stay safe if things get even worse

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Is there any way to get your sister involuntarily committed to hospital?

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As @everhopeful means, the first step is to make your sister acquainted with meds,
Its the first step you should work on,

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no
she doesn’t want help

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She will not take them

her now being on probation for 18 months could perhaps achieve this

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it is not schizophrenia
it is a combination of alcohol psychosis and severe major depression, unstable personality disorder and severe PTSD

She is lucid at least some of the time
it is not sectional

the police at her place said to us if she wants to kill herself there is nothing we can do - it’s not illegal
it is her right

this is a far long way off from danger to self or others
don’t know when this changed

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Whatever it is then meds and therapy is helpful, you should find someone impressive to make her seek help, what you mentioned about her is heavier than what an alone person can bear, she needs help, sth must break her rejection,

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Your MUM can have her arrested for assault and battery and she would have to dry out in jail. no bail. assault of a senior- very bad.

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Yes, I would see if there is an adult protective services where you are.

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