Mi vecina de años, la recuerdo desde que era chiquitita y jugaba con sus tres hijas: Paola, Paula y Esther, las cuales se criaron como mis hermanas y hoy día, continuamos siendo amigas hasta el punto de bautizarnos nuestros hijos entre nosotras. Recuerdo a Carolina, su mamá, como una madre muy cariñosa pero también estricta en su formación.

Hasta que se mantuvo en sus cabales.

Nunca se los dije, pero para mi interior yo pensaba; qué cómodos son algunos hombres, cierto? es más fácil dar media vuelta y huir sin antes buscar posibles causas patológicas de una situación incomprensible para alguien que le dio los mejores años de su vida en una actitud normal y hasta afectiva en su entorno de pareja y familiar.

Pero bueno, eso es otro tema después de todo, nadie soy para juzgar si "las goteras de la casa,las saben quiénes las sufren dentro". El punto es que mis amigas , acudieron a los médicos competentes para buscar las causas del comportamiento de su mamá ; cuyo diagnóstico fue esquizofrenia.

Tal vez para muchas personas , incluyéndome, este término no sea desconocido y de cierto modo conozcamos su esencia, más existe un porcentaje significativo de la población que no la entiende, es más, la juzga severamente y se expresa de manera déspota de quién padece esta terrible enfermedad.

Carolina hoy en día, padece de recurrentes alucinaciones , tiene una fijación de odio contra su hija mayor y busca agredirla constantemente; deben mantenerla sedada, el trío de hijas se turna para tenerla en su casa y cuidarla; pues , sola en su casa de residencia no puede quedarse pues ya ha atentado o contra su integridad física.

Se rasga la piel con cualquier objeto cortante que encuentre a la mano, alegando que unos "bichitos" le están picando y agujereando su piel. Lo peor de todo, es que hasta de esta situación imaginaria culpa a su hija mayor refiriendo que le coloca los animalitos en su ropa. Y así muchas otras alucinaciones y comportamientos agresivos para con ella y con terceras personas qué ocasionaron cambios drásticos en la vida de sus hijas, quienes tuvieron que hasta dejar de trabajar para dedicarse al cuidado exclusivo de su madre.

Sus rostros lucen tristes, demacrados, sin esperanzas; yo constantemente les leo la palabra de Dios y las exhorto a buscar del mismo que es el único que puede darles la fortaleza para seguir adelante y declarar sana a su madre en su poderoso nombre.

Más, estoy consciente que no es nada fácil sobretodo, cuando no se tienen los recursos necesarios y una sociedad indolente te condena y rechaza. Los trastornos de salud mental son algo que a nadie son deseables; puesto que son un flagelo que menoscaba de manera garrafal la calidad de vida de una persona y arrastra a todo su entorno en general, sin compasión alguna.

Solo Dios, puede proporcionar luz y fortaleza ante estas situaciones, no perder la fe , el poder de la oración y buscar ayuda espiritual y crecimiento personal en pro de comprender al paciente mental y ayudarle de la mejor manera con paciencia y mucho amor.

En el mismo orden de ideas, les puedo mencionar el caso de mi amiga Gertrudis , ella padece alzheimer y en caso contrario; su esposo permanece a su lado y la consciente con tanta devoción que para él es un placer enamorarla de nuevo día a día que ella no lo recuerda.

Sus palabras textuales son:

"ella ya no se acuerda de mí, más yo nunca la olvidaré y la amo el doble cada día que a mi lado amanece".

Con estos casos de la vida real culmino mi participación, con lágrimas en los ojos, pero con mucha fe de que Dios obra de manera perfecta y a su voluntad en ambas situaciones. Dios les bendiga a todos. Me complace invitar a @zhanavic69, @albaandreina.

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Greetings dear Holos&Lotus community, in honor of Mental Health Day, I leave you this publication based on real events:

My neighbor for years, I remember her since she was little and playing with her three daughters: Paola, Paula and Esther, who grew up like my sisters and today, we continue to be friends to the point of baptizing our children among ourselves. I remember Carolina, his mother, as a very loving mother but also strict in her training.

Particularly, with me he used to be extraordinarily gentle and did not make any difference between his daughters and me when I was sharing with them; That extended until our adolescence, our youth and adulthood and his close friendship with my mother remained intact until he remained sane; For that and more I have a lot of affection for him.

Until he stayed sane.

And I say this because unfortunately Carolina, at approximately 35 years old, began to have episodes of anger that were unsustainable for her family. Her eldest daughter worked with me in the Falcón state police and frequently arrived at the office drowning in tears because she did not understand. that he was passing on to his mother.

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He had uncontrollable crises of anger, in fact, his father decided to divorce him because he could not bear the scenes of jealousy, rage, and verbal and physical violence that he had unleashed specifically against him and were unsustainable at any time and place.

I never told them, but inside I thought; How comfortable some men are, right? It is easier to turn around and run away without first looking for possible pathological causes of an incomprehensible situation for someone who gave the best years of his life in a normal and even affective attitude in his partner and family environment.

But hey, that's another topic after all, I'm no one to judge whether "the leaks in the house are known to those who suffer them inside." The point is that my friends went to competent doctors to look for the causes of their mother's behavior; whose diagnosis was schizophrenia.

Perhaps for many people, including me, this term is not unknown and in a certain way we know its essence, but there is a significant percentage of the population that does not understand it, in fact, judges it severely and expresses itself in a despotic manner about who suffers from this terrible disease.

Carolina today suffers from recurring hallucinations, has a hate fixation against her eldest daughter and constantly seeks to attack her; They must keep her sedated, the trio of daughters take turns keeping her in their house and taking care of her; Well, she cannot stay alone in her residence because she has already attacked her physical integrity.

He tears his skin with any sharp object he can find at hand, claiming that some "bugs" are biting and piercing his skin. The worst of all is that she even blames this imaginary situation on her eldest daughter, saying that she puts the animals on her clothes. And so were many other hallucinations and aggressive behaviors towards her and towards third parties that caused drastic changes in the lives of her daughters, who even had to stop working to dedicate themselves to the exclusive care of their mother.

In Venezuela, there are very few centers for the care of people with mental health disorders and at least in our state of Falcón, there are none and taking them to another state; It means money in quantity and considering the difficult socioeconomic situation of the country and the decision they had to make to work from home to alternate caring for their mother, taking this path is far from their possibilities.

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I refer to Carolina, my beautiful neighbor, because she is; a beautiful, intelligent woman, devoted to her home, husband and children, and the deterioration of her mental health not only ended her harmonious life; but also with the tranquility of their daughters and the entire environment that surrounds them.

Their faces look sad, haggard, without hope; I constantly read the word of God to them and urge them to seek Him who is the only one who can give them the strength to move forward and declare their mother healthy in His powerful name.

Furthermore, I am aware that it is not easy at all, especially when you do not have the necessary resources and an indolent society condemns and rejects you. Mental health disorders are something that is not desirable to anyone; since they are a scourge that grossly undermines a person's quality of life and drags down their entire environment in general, without any compassion.

Only God can provide light and strength in these situations, not lose faith, the power of prayer and seek spiritual help and personal growth in order to understand the mental patient and help him in the best way with patience and a lot of love.

In the same order of ideas, I can mention the case of my friend Gertrudis, she suffers from Alzheimer's and otherwise; Her husband remains by her side and is aware of her with such devotion that it is a pleasure for him to make her fall in love again day after day that she does not remember him.

His actual words are:

"she no longer remembers me, but I will never forget her and I love her twice as much every day that dawns at my side."

What a beautiful gentleman, God bless him, in particular, I feel that I love him every time I hear him say those words that spring from a heart eternally in love with the woman who gave him two children and the best years of his life. This is the other side of the coin and the one they need.

With these real-life cases I conclude my participation, with tears in my eyes, but with great faith that God works perfectly and at his will in both situations. God bless you all. I am pleased to invite @zhanavic69, @albaandreina.

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