My Crazy Grandmother

[My imaginary friend is GOD]

Oh, she's been committed. Recently, in fact. It didn't seem to help. Instead, she got the attention and drama that she wanted and was worse for a while.

I'm not sure what to suggest, then.

My aunt is a shadow version of that. A crazy right wing fuck nut to boot. We mostly ignore her and don't visit. She hasn't threatened suicide to us, but I haven't asked my cousin if she has to him. In fact, I don't have much to do with any of that side of the family, partially because my second cousin kept reminding me we were ONLY second cousins when I was up there for a funeral. o_O

My dad and I have chatted about it because they're both getting on in years and he doesn't want family possessions to get snookered up by her. We haven't come up with a viable solution except making sure legally things are too tied up for her to sink her claws into. Much like your grandmother, any time decisions like this are made it's just fuel for her martyr complex.

The best I can suggest is to consult a mental health professional about how best to deal with it and her, and see if there's something that can be done besides committing her, if that didn't help.

The truth is, I don't think there are any easy answers on this one. She doesn't want to be better, so all the psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and all the others who have treated her have failed to help her, sometimes giving her drugs in the process that made her worse. She also still is able to get mental health professionals on her side, using some of her magnetism left over from the old days. I suspect she is bipolar. But I'm not sure, and bipolar disorder is genetic, so you would think either I would have it or my mom would.