My mother has been schizophrenic since I was a child. She is on medication but it doesn’t seem to be working. She does not have a very big support system. It is only me and my dad. My dad is busy with work and other things. I want to communicate with her, but I feel that it is hard because she does not have a strong sense of reality. How can I communicate with her?
you have to understand her reality. I’m a scizo too but i still understand and comprehend how the world works. but for a scizo they are into a different believe system and life is different for them. so they are new to their reality also please take note. so you have to understand their reality and communicate with them. you might discover new things.
Welcome to the forum. I’m glad you want to be able to communicate with your mother. As @Tasvind_Madanan wrote, “life is different for them”. I know you worry that your mom doesn’t have strong sense of reality. She has a strong sense of reality, her reality is only a reality for her and that reality is as strong and as real to her as reality is to you. Many of our family members are so sensitive, their realities can be intense.
The LEAP method of communicating starts with Listening and Empathizing. You can find out more about LEAP by writing it in the search box at the top. Listening and Empathizing isn’t just for some conversations, LEAP is for all conversations. By Listening and Empathizing you will begin to understand her reality.