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Anonymous asked in HealthMental Health · 1 decade ago

Does my mother have a mental problem?

It's nothing really serious, but she overreacts to everything. Here are a couple of examples that happened during the past week:

1) I picked out a dye for my mom that was one shade darker than her own. She dyed her hair with it and suddenly started screaming and crying hysterically that I'd ruined her hair, and I wanted her to feel like ****, and I'd done it all on purpose. She sat around in her room and cried for hours on end. Wtf?

2) My mom said I should cut my hair really short, and I said (as a reflex, really) in a panicked voice that there was no way I would. (My mom used to force me to cut my hair when I was little.) Suddenly, my mom grabbed my wrist and screamed and cursed through gritted teeth at me, shouting "What the hell is your problem, huh? Waving your arms in my face? You little ****!"

Lately I've started to think that my mom's overreacting may not be quite normal. None of my friends have moms like this who freak out completely about tiny things. I mean, sure, I might've done something wrong, but I don't think it's OK for my mother to start screaming hysterically and shaking me.

What on earth should I do? My dad doesn't really care, and I have no siblings. I'm moving out in two years' time, but that seems an awfully long time to wait. Who can I talk to? Does my mom have some kind of problem like hormones out of whack or manic depression?

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  • Crue-K
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    It is impossible to say with any certainty based on what little info you have posted. How long has she ben acting this way? If it it has been for many many years, then it is quite possible she has some mental health issues that need addressing. If it is recent and she is in her mid 40's, she could possibly been starting to go through the menopause. If you mum is not willing to address these issues and you dad isn't any help, there isn't a lot you can do. Your mum does seem to have a problem, whether it is a mental health problem is another matter.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes she has a problem. It's not normal and it's not appropriate behaviour. It's not "nothing really serious".

    If you're at school, see if you can get in contact with a school counsellor for support. If you're not, you may be old enough to get to a doctor under your own steam and ask for a referral to a psychologist who can help you handle the situation in the best way.

    You can also reach out to other trusted adults in your sphere to obtain ideas and even connections to other people who are having to deal with these problems.

    Because you're still living in their house, you'll need to gain appropriate management skills from professionals in order to ensure your mental and physical safety. After receiving their advice, you might start feeling like you've had to become the parent because you now have a more mature outlook on life - it's important to remember that you're not responsible for her irrational behaviour, and that you're not her parent - you're just another 'adult' managing alongside someone with a mental illness.

    All the best.

  • 5 years ago

    awww i'm srry, it is annoying. it is abuse you realize...yet you customarily tell your self "its not likely abuse" whilst your the guy interior the situation through fact your conversing approximately your buddy and you customarily forget and forgive, excuse it... i decide for to make it easier to realize that u ought to enable them to study this what you wrote... yet haha i've got been in this style of project and that i understand theres continuously alot of worry in touch and its quite annoying in view which you dont decide for to be the single to set off the fights yet on the comparable time you decide on for it to end and show your self...yet you experience compelled to withdraw in silence... Its a annoying project. perhaps get some help, communicate 2 somebody you have faith there... perhaps it would be extra valuable in case you spoke to them the style you experience...yet have a buddy there.. or maybe by a letter...or maybe communicate 2 them in individual yet have a place you may go stay if issues get undesirable. you purely approximately ought to get social centers in touch and that sounds terrible yet i know how those circumstances paintings...they worsen and worse in the event that they arent dealt with. idk :( i'm sorry :( I wsh i ought that may additionally assist you, yet i'm kinda suffering with the comparable ingredient now :/

  • 1 decade ago

    well yeah it is.

    well when she freaks out, u just stay calm and tell her the reason that y its being like that.

    and if ur dad doesnt care about it, just let it be. im here to care about u.

    if u hav got any problem which i can solve then plz let me know.

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