Is my mother experiencing some kind of psychological symptoms?

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From your description, I can discern your inner confusion. At the same time, you have a commendable ability to perceive this uncomfortable emotion and to face it courageously. That is a noteworthy attribute.

After your father's passing, he made a significant impact on your life. His emotional state became unstable, displaying irritability and negative thoughts. He also exhibited a tendency to engage in self-talk. Additionally, he consulted with a fortune teller, who advised him to chant sutras. He holds a strong belief that this practice will bring him stability. Is this a valid assessment?

While I am unaware of the specifics of your parents' relationship, your description leads me to believe that your mother may have psychological reasons for her behavior. However, it is not within my purview to diagnose mental illness.

Based on your description, I have a few suggestions that I hope will be helpful.

Firstly, it is acknowledged that your mother's behaviour and the manner in which others interact with her cause you considerable discomfort. However, the current situation allows for a two-pronged approach: firstly, we can align ourselves with some of your mother's ideas and gradually ease her emotional state before communicating with her again. This may prove a more efficacious method.

Secondly, you may wish to consider taking your mother to a psychiatrist to obtain a diagnosis. It is important to avoid labelling her. I believe that only through professional judgement can we identify the root of your mother's problem, which will enable us to provide her with better support.

Finally, the death of the father will, to a certain extent, affect the mother. At this time, I suggest that we spend more time with her. This companionship should be of high quality and effective. By listening to her and empathizing with her, we can slowly guide her to express her emotions and gradually help her overcome this uncomfortable feeling.

Hello, dear question asker. I can feel your distress and anxiety when I read your question, "Is your mother experiencing some psychological symptoms?"

You try to figure out why your mother said that, including whether the voice she heard was real. It seems like you suspect that it may be a hallucination, which is totally understandable!

If you're pretty sure these voices aren't real, it might be that your mom has a hard time telling reality apart. You could go to a psychiatrist to get a specific diagnosis, but your mom might not be willing to do that.

Your mother's beliefs also make you feel a bit distressed. Not only does she believe in them herself, she also forces you to chant sutras and recite Buddha's name. It's a tough situation, isn't it? You don't know what to do about this, and you feel that what your mother is saying is nonsense. But you also feel a desire to help your mother, even though you don't know how you can do that best.

I'd really love to be able to help her more, but I'm not sure how. I feel a bit helpless and anxious about this.

It's possible that there are a lot of unresolved issues between your mother and father. It seems like your mother is in her own world, with her own logic, but that's not your reality. It's important to take care of your own emotions first, and then you can decide what you want to do.

Wishing you all the best!

Hello, I'm Gu Daoxi Feng Shou Lu, your Heart Exploration coach!

I'm truly sorry for the questioner and I'm so sorry you're going through this.

I'm curious to know if mom has any other interpersonal relationships. It would be great to understand if she feels lonely and is looking for a reason to keep the questioner company!

It would be great to know if her usual social circle has heard any complaints from her about this! For example, do her grandparents, the OP's grandparents, usually pay much attention to her?

Absolutely! Try to feel your mother's current state of life. There's definitely a chance of arousing the attention of the questioner!

Oh, I'd love to know if the aunt who told the mother that chanting can solve this problem is also a Buddhist! And is she an ordinary believer or a senior believer?

This is a fascinating phenomenon! When the other party represents authority, it can actually make the mother subjectively believe in that person.

I read the most fascinating short story!

An experimenter was told that a stain had been made on his face (when in fact no stain had been made), and that person kept feeling that people were looking at him as he walked down the street. You can help your mother eliminate the effect of psychological suggestion!

If you can, take your mother to get some tests done and see a psychologist. This could really help your mother rule out any possible mental illness!

I'm really interested to know more about the relationship between the questioner's mother and father before his father died. And I'd love to hear whether the mother's health deteriorated after her husband's death.

When the other person associates illness with a certain person, it can lead to increased psychological stress. But there's an easy way to combat this!

I highly recommend reading "Mental Health Knowledge"!

Wishing you the very best!