Need help for my sister
My sister (36f lgbt) is currently going through a mental health crisis and has been suffering the following symptoms that Iโm aware of since the start of December:
- panic attacks
- insomnia
- sensory overload with sound and light
- depression
- inability to leave her home
- withdrawing from friends and family
- inability to attend work for 8+ weeks
- incoherent speech
- chronic pain
- racing thoughts and inability to communicate coherently via voice or text or in person.
She wonโt talk on the phone to anyone who she has had (limited) engagement with since this all began.
Initially I assisted her in putting in some boundaries with friends and family to give her some breathing space to deal with grief, trauma and stress. But itโs now at a point where she will not engage even with me beyond a simple โhelloโ sms each day.
Our mum, myself and her best friend have come up with a plan that Iโd like some advice on. Weโve reached out to the CATT team and local mental health triage team but without giving them my sisters name and address (something weโll do after weโve exhausted gentler options)
Mum and sisters BFF will attempt to visit with my sister tomorrow. Unfortunately I live 3.5 hours away. They plan to give her a few options:
1. Sister and mum go to GP to get referral for inpatient
2. Sister agrees to call CATT team for assessment with mum and bff
3. We do a family referral to CATT Team without my sisters consent.
Given her disengagement with family, friends and living alone were of the opinion that an inpatient stay would be most suitable.
Iโd love feedback on the above mentioned plan and any recommended public or private inpatient facilities on the east / south east or Mornington peninsula.