It was really hard for me to find out my younger brother- Cleve is slowly stepping into the life of the addiction like many of his friends.
- He was seeing and hearing things that we could not see or hear. These were termed as the hallucination by the Addiction psychiatrist Newport Beach.
- Irrational thoughts were also showing its colors. These were nothing but the delusions according to many.
- He started thinking that we - his family can harm him. These are termed as the paranoia which had no real base.
- Mood swing started becoming more and more prominent. He was a total calm and shy child, whose anger was becoming irresistible for us.
At this point of time, we had no other option than to give a thought to the treatment for psychotic disorders -Newport Beach was our first option.
Addiction psychiatrist Newport Beach treats the ones going through a severe phase of the depression. My brother got benefitted from the treatment. Many forms of medications are there that generates a positive result.
The treatment for psychotic disorders -Newport Beach put its main effort to stabilize the person’s mood. Sometimes, medications are also used to treat delusions and hallucination. However, as Cleve was not in any extreme stage, he didn’t require much. Just a little dose of the antipsychotic medications, special neuroleptic medication and antidepressants was enough for him.
Apart from the medication, Cleve also had to sit for the one-on-one counseling, group discussions etc.
Lastly I should mention that my parents were always there, and there are 5 things that the family members should focus on –
- Try to find the proper and the suitable help.
- Empathize - as no one plans to get addicted. It just happens.
- Talk to them and learn to advise them – but that must not be in front of his friends.
- There is always strength in the number, get united to talk to him and make him understand the problem.
- The interventionists are extremely motivating. If nothing works out, they can be really helpful.
However, I found them very helpful, as Cleve is now living a normal life and my brother have now again become my best friend like before.
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