Mental health/Drug abuse (trigger warning)
Hi all, just coming here for some handholding really. My niece is 25 and has been on a downward spiral for the last say 10 years. Shes not been able to hold down a job or be independent. In the last 5 years shes been taking drugs probably the worst ones (i don't know- i havent seen her for maybe 3 years). Shes become more and more paranoid and delusional and this year her mum decided the best thing was to get her sectioned as there was no reasoning with her. She was sectioned in march but managed to escape 3 times and the section ran out. Shes completely delusional saying things like she cant talk to my brother because she has down syndrome (she hasnt), people are jealous of her- have poured petrol over her. You get the picture. Different delusional stuff all the time about people having ill intentions towards her and compeltely bizarre stuff like saying her mum's racist and shes black ( shes white). Shes very ill clearly. Or possibly street drugs be making her act this way and when shes completely clean some normality could return? The worst thing in the past few months is shes picked all the skin on her face. Its raw and its like shes been burned or in a car crash. Thankfully because of her appearance the police got her sectioned again and this time in an apparently more secure ward but shes still waiting for an assesment before anything more can happen. What will happen now? Does anyone think she can improve? Things feel hopeless right now but im trying to say to my brother while shes still alive there's still hope but im not sure to be honest. Any support would be appreciated.