Having a family member with psychosis can be difficult to deal with, but what happens when our child is diagnosed with psychosis?
As parents we have to watch over him, and help him in everything we have at hand to guide him towards a life as full as possible within the limitations that his disorder may present. As parents, we must draw strength and try to help our son as much as possible. Family is a very important pillar for people diagnosed with psychosis, for that reason, from this article, we want to guide you on how to help your child with psychosis.
Steps to follow:
- Find information about psychosis, understand what it is, understand it. Help your child understand it. In order to help, you must first understand.
- Understand the symptoms of psychosis in childhood, understand the crises and know how to act in these cases. Seek help from professionals who can help and guide in these cases.
- Coordinate the actions at home with those of the professional. Accompany your child to his appointment with the specialists.
- To help your child with psychosis, you should avoid isolation at home, participate in meetings, excursions, etc. Loneliness does not bring anything good. Avoid a tense or upset environment at home.
- To help your child with psychosis you have to set real goals. Don’t try to get him to do things out of reach.
- Try to avoid possible confrontations with your child, if that happens, it is favorable to go to third parties to better mediate the conflictive situation. Since sometimes the person with psychosis (and also in people diagnosed with schizophrenia), pay more attention to friends or family in times of crisis, than to their parents.
- The role of the family is very important, therefore the family as a nucleus must be taken care of. You have to take up the challenge and change possible attitudes that harm the environment. Do not lose control.
- Without feeling of guilt. Always as parents, you do the best you can or know at that time. If something doesn’t go well, educate yourself again and have a positive attitude for next time.
- The change in routines, the rejection of the situation causes family crises, a crisis that must be faced in a practical way to avoid falling into family chaos.
- If necessary, go to support groups. Talking to people who are going through the same things can help you vent and find new points of view.
This article is merely informative, we do not have the power to prescribe any medical treatment or make any type of diagnosis. We invite you to see a doctor in the case of presenting any type of condition or discomfort.
