Namechanger as don't want to be recognised, status update verifies am not a troll hopefully as feeling emotional and unlike me - sensitive!
My mum:
She has never been 'right' emotionally and today my sister has contacted me quite worried, my mum seems to have upped the ante and we need to seriously consider having her assessed I think.
She has always been depressed, emotionally quite childlike, as a child she would talk to me about very grown up personal problems as though I were an adult, leant on us as children emotionally, very needy. Has had a delusion before that she was pregnant, even decorated the nursery and bought cot, etc but refused to take a test which doctor and sis kept saying to her to do. Speaks innapropriately to people (oversharing, speaks about topics she knows will upset people every time they see her), often dresses inappropriately (topshop at nearly 50, or kinckers and bra visible through leggings and a vest top with a house full of visitors), scars all over legs from picking at skin on them, sleeps during day at times, shops when no money, has been on and off ADs as long as I can remember but won't have counselling as went once and the therapist wanted to start by discussing her childhood.
Is currently really overstressed at work, feels bullied, overworked, is obsessed with one person who she 'can't stand' and who she would happily go on and on about for hours if allowed to. I think they are overstretched where she works but has had this situation before at other jobs, I don't think she handles stress well at all or relationships (working or otherwise).
Sister found her in bed today in middle of day hugging a blanket and slurring her words, and cried when sis had to leave. (Sis has 4 dcs including a premie baby)
Mind website says mental health act looks at nearest relative as being able to request an assessment, nearest relatives being in a strict list of spouse (N/A), child, parent. So basically it's down to us.
What should we do?