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My mom seems to be losing it.

I’m a college student living in a different state than my family, and today I got an email from my brother saying my mom is acting weird. With the exception of my mother, the rest of the family works all day, so she is left alone at home with nothing to do.

She does not watch tv, nor have friends to visit her. My brother said she has stopped talking for the past few days. Today was the worst. My brother found her in the shower, her muttering in a weird noise, and frozen to the floor with the shower going. She was oblivious to his yelling.

My dad came home later, and went to talk to her. Minutes later, he said she was ok. And that’s as far as I know. She still isn’t speaking. What the heck is going on? My mother is usually a normal person, until everyone got jobs and left her alone. Is it depression? Is it something else? I’m thinking of getting a therapist, but I need one that speaks Cantonese. I don’t know what to do. =(

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somewhereman offline Verified User (9 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 4 weeks ago (2 hours, 48 minutes after post)

I couldn’t say for sure, but it might be a form of depression. Your dad said she was ok, so is that something you can trust?

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Hi. I’m a college student living in a different state than my family, and today I got an email from my brother saying my mom is acting weird. With the exception of my mother, the rest of the family works all day, so she is left alone at home with nothing to do.

She does not watch tv, nor have friends to visit her. My brother said she has stopped talking for the past few days. Today was the worst. My brother found her in the shower, her muttering in a weird noise, and frozen to the floor with the shower going. She was oblivious to his yelling.

My dad came home later, and went to talk to her. Minutes later, he said she was ok. And that’s as far as I know. She still isn’t speaking. What the heck is going on? My mother is usually a normal person, until everyone got jobs and left her alone. Is it depression? Is it something else? I’m thinking of getting a therapist, but I need one that speaks Cantonese. I don’t know what to do. =(

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3 months, 4 weeks ago (4 hours, 26 minutes after post)

I don’t know. I need to get more information from my brother, since my dad doesn’t use the computer at all. This is the only way I can contact them. Dad either knows something, or is too tired after work to process what just happened. The family will try to get together tomorrow and sit her down and try to talk to her. Hope she responds.

I can’t do a thing here except twiddle my thumbs. =/

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An Unknown Location | 3 months, 4 weeks ago (4 hours, 30 minutes after post)

I wouldn’t worry too much, that’s not going to help the situation anyway. If the family talks to her, make sure you talk to your brother and figure out what’s up. If you can get home for any amount of time, that might be nice too. I hope your moms doing alright =\

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An Unknown Location | 3 months, 4 weeks ago (6 hours, 27 minutes after post)

I’m really sorry. That sounds like a heavy load for somebody not even there to carry it. Both of my grandparents suffer from depression, but I don’t think they’ve done anything along those lines. Seeing a doctor would be the best thing, but if that’s not an option at the moment, get her a hobby. Maybe she’d feel a little better if she had something that kept her busy!

I’ll keep your family in my prayers, good luck!

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