I am very concerned for my godmother. About a year ago, she began to act differently. It wasn't until the beginning of March when my mom (they are childhood friends and grew up together) went to visit her that she found out. When she arrived at her home (4 hour drive), she found out from her daughter that she was admitted to the hospital. She had a doctor's appointment and for some reason the doctor ordered her to go to the hospital. She stayed in there for a few days, but felt she didn't belong there. My mom visited her several times but said she seemed normal. By the way she is about 53 and doesn't drink, but she smokes. When she came home, my mom noticed that she would occasionally lose attention in the conversation and stare out the window mumbling to herself. My mom got very scared for her over a few days as she has never done this, and would try and get her attention. The thing is, a few seconds later she will be normal. She got a CAT scan a few weeks ago and the results came back with nothing. Her doctor prescribed her something for schizophrenia, manic depression, bipolar depression, etc. but she told my mom she ripped it up. I'm not sure whether she realizes that she is doing this or not, but she just came to visit us for a week last night. She seemed completely normal, until today when I got home from school. Her and my mom were in the kitchen, and she was pacing around, looking out the window and mumbling to herself incoherantly. This was just in the last 15 minutes. I said hi to her. Normally she would give me a friendly greeting in exchange, but this time she just looked at my feet and walked away. Then she went downstairs and looked out that window mumbling. I was trying to hear what she was saying, but couldn't. Her and my mom just left to go shopping, and I am getting very nervous around her. Does anybody have an idea what is wrong with her?
Another thing I would like to add is that she divorced a few years ago, and her 28-year old daughter just moved out a few months ago with her boyfriend and dog, so she is alone in the house. Her visit here might help her condition but I'm not sure. She would also get very frustrated with things like her computer not working properly. When her cordless phone started to go dead, she once said to my mom "Oh no, they are doing it to me again". My mom tried to resassure her that it's just the battery, but I found that strange.
I just tried to get close to hear what she was saying. She made a tea, and sits down at the table, moving this rubber duck that is on the table. She stays for about 20 seconds, gets up and walks to the window, mumbles something (sometimes profanity), and then sits down again. Rearranges the duck, gets up, it's like a loop. Goes downstairs, looks at the computer screen, mumbles something, comes back sits down. Moves duck. Each time she moved the duck she slammed it down. I also heard her say cash a few times in the mumbling. She even does it if I'm right beside her. Yet can carry on a conversation with my mom.
Just now she walked to the window, mumbled and slammed down the duck. Then walked to a chair, and slammed down the cushion. I heard the words "f***ing stupid" fairly loud.
Now she is starting to scare me. She went to the window and said "What a bunch of f***ing assholes" a number of times. Sometimes saying idiots in place of assholes.
She also was hearing drums and voices while in the hospital.
Another thing I would like to add is that she divorced a few years ago, and her 28-year old daughter just moved out a few months ago with her boyfriend and dog, so she is alone in the house. Her visit here might help her condition but I'm not sure. She would also get very frustrated with things like her computer not working properly. When her cordless phone started to go dead, she once said to my mom "Oh no, they are doing it to me again". My mom tried to resassure her that it's just the battery, but I found that strange.
I just tried to get close to hear what she was saying. She made a tea, and sits down at the table, moving this rubber duck that is on the table. She stays for about 20 seconds, gets up and walks to the window, mumbles something (sometimes profanity), and then sits down again. Rearranges the duck, gets up, it's like a loop. Goes downstairs, looks at the computer screen, mumbles something, comes back sits down. Moves duck. Each time she moved the duck she slammed it down. I also heard her say cash a few times in the mumbling. She even does it if I'm right beside her. Yet can carry on a conversation with my mom.
Just now she walked to the window, mumbled and slammed down the duck. Then walked to a chair, and slammed down the cushion. I heard the words "f***ing stupid" fairly loud.
Now she is starting to scare me. She went to the window and said "What a bunch of f***ing assholes" a number of times. Sometimes saying idiots in place of assholes.
She also was hearing drums and voices while in the hospital.