Angry Rant.

Hope you girls are all having a nice weekend. I'm having a horrible one - after no sleep last night from back pain and kicks in the ribs, I got a phone call at 7am from my mother saying to me to pick up clothes from her house and go to the hospital. Turns out the stupid b*tch got drunk and took all her pills on purpose. I tell you i am SO ANGRY. I spent til lunchtime there when they released her, now she's staying at my house with her partner and dog (those 2 are fine) and i'm expected to jump in and be the adult AGAIN. As soon as I saw her this morning I wanted to smack her in the face. She'll sit there for the next few days feeling all sorry for herself and asking herself why she did it, and that's gonna annoy me even more. Its a bloody good thing I have a boyfriend who can shut all this crap out and ignore stuff, poor him having to take on my stupid family. GRRR.

Yea this happens every now and then - last time was 2 years ago. Its always blimmin ME that has to deal with the fallout as well. She spoke to the psych team at the hospital who had no worries about her going home, so I trust that they know what they're talking about. I just dont need this stress.

Nah it's all good - i appreciate it. If I didnt want input then I wouldnt have posted :) Im taking her to see her GP on monday so they can review the meds she's on - obviously they're not working cuz she shouldnt be feeling like this.

Yea she's being a pain in the arse at the moment. I suggested a MH worker, and she went all emo and stupid. I'm pretty much at the point where I'm thinking sod her, she can go home and deal with this sh*it by herself. I'm having enough issues being pregnant and I dont need her crap. I'll see how she goes tonight and if she's alright tomorrow i'll be sending her home.

It might sound harsh but it's not her call whether or not she gets a MH worker - typically when someone needs one the most they're not in the right frame of mind to decide whether or not it's a good idea, and since she's been discharged into your care for now, I'd say you should be allowed a fair whack of the decision-making at a time like this.  But ODing like that on purpose sure screams 'help' to me, and it might be helpful for you to have someone else who is a bit removed from the situation looking out for her and assessing some of her needs.  Big hugs to you - sounds like one miserable situation to be in.  I hope it's on the up soon. 

I was thinking the same thing miss about her partner. Is the suicide atttempt for real or is she just wanting atteniton? Doesnt sound like the MH system is working very well down there if they didnt admit her and put her under the care of a MH team of out reach care before going home. She would need a full psych assessment with meds review etc...

So sorry you have to go thru this Miss Angel and I hope your mums gets the help she needs soon so she able to take some of the burden off you.

Take care.

I think I have missed something Is your mum really sick mental health wise? Just asking as you have power of attorney and usually that is granted for people who cant make decisions for themselves (for what ever reason) hence a family member applying for this. Is she unable to make legal decisions for herself?