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Soemtimes someone seeks attention because they are starved for it
and desperate for communication on a significant level with someone else.
All the symptoms you describe can be accounted for by brain chemistry, treatable these days to the degree that a person who has built a life off-kilter because of it, can get centered and grounded enough with chemical balancing to begin to address the psychological issues. That, anyway, has been my experience.
A gratifying New Year to you! I totally understand your indignation with seeing so much money--and food, medicine, etc--flung into the skies as a light-show, but I also see the energy-raising value of the beauty of the lights. I think people who have gobs of money might put more of it to balancing the needs and gluts in the world, and we could still have fireworks!
posted by
Ciel
on January 1, 2009 at 5:45 AM
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Norwood, You have a lot in this one little post. Sorry about your favorite boarder leaving. That's a drag. Just when you think things are going as you like it, something stirs up the pot. Regarding the woman threatening suicide, the fact that she is calling you and telling you is definitely a sign that she wants some help and wants someone to talk her out of it.
posted by
TAPS.
on December 30, 2008 at 2:33 PM
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In any event she needs help! She cannot be happy and therefore would not be able to nurture her child! I think the 90 year old is quite the individual too! So good for her to be able to take care of her owns needs! Sorry about the household changes. It is so difficult to find compatible people! sam
posted by
sam444
on December 30, 2008 at 12:56 PM
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Hi Mal
Yes, but she was a little paranoid before she was pregnant and it is exacerbated by a process she is going through. I know for a fact that some of the things she is saying people are doing and saying are not strictly true, but embroidered in her mind. Her hubby is Israeli and I am a bit afraid for him to being totally overwhelmed. It is complicated, but what is for certain is that she needs qualified help and support.
She is on a very negative train of thinking and perceiving the world. I for one am not prepared to let it go to the extent where she can no longer bring herself back up to a more positive out look on life.
Especially as they have a young girl under two years, and she needs her mother as does this man need his wife. It has not helped that some stupid woman has told her husband that he should not have married her and could gotten someone much better than this lady and then he told his wife about the conversation.
He should not have done, that but sometimes men are stupid and don't see what women are up to. Personally this incident has not helped her paranoia and I can quite believe that this woman would probably have told the woman's husband something of that nature as she is a bit odd and into all this alternative healing which I am not against, but can be misused and manipulated by some unscrupulous individuals.
posted by
Norwood
on December 30, 2008 at 11:46 AM
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Nor- She might be suffering from post-partum depression. It might not be self-indulgence but an illness she can't control. You should definitely talk to her husband about getting her help; it couldn't hurt and it might save her life. Mal
posted by
gapcohen
on December 30, 2008 at 5:40 AM
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