I am at a loss as to what to do. Her life is utterly paralysed - she has only seen the DC (her only grandchildren) 4 times in two and a half years. And she only lives 5 miles from me. I know she is desperate to see them. I can't bring them to see her as nobody is allowed in her house. She will only communicate by text and now, it seems, she is reduced to telling me by text that 'she will text later'.
I don't know her precise diagnosis as she is very closed and private and won't talk about depression or any ADs she might be on, only 'treatment' and 'medicine'. I think there is definitely anxiety/social anxiety in there as well, and maybe agoraphobia, I don't know. She seems constantly to be starting a 'new treatment' and changing doctors all the time, but says she won't go into detail as it's 'too embarrassing'. I have stressed that she shouldn't be embarrassed by mental illness and she claims not to be, but says that.
I don't think she interacts with anyone, ever, I'm guessing not even cashiers in supermarkets now that she can buy her food at self-service checkouts. She has no life, her world is getting smaller and smaller and I really doubt she has been past her immediate few streets (other than the couple of times by taxi to my house) for several years now. I really don't think there is much I can do and I'm just getting this off my chest, but if anyone does have any thoughts, I'd be very happy to hear them.
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Bastard fucking depression is robbing my mum of her life
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itssuchaperfectday · 07/04/2016 10:39
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