If your stepdad is hearing voices and seeing himself being cut in two or beheaded should you worry for the safety of your mother?

Yes, you should worry. If your mother or step-father aren't that old it could be drugs or alcohol. There are many diseases that can cause this such as the start of Alzheimers (Dementia) or Schizophrenia.

I would suggest your also ask your mother what type of medications your step-father is on. There are certain medications that can cause these symptoms. Look up the side effects of these medications on: google.com Try to talk to your mother about going to her family doctor and expressing how worried you are about your step-father's behavior.

There are ways for the doctor to get your him into the hospital for testing and don't be shocked if they send him to a Mental Facility for testing. It is not as bad as it sounds and at least you will have the answers to why your step-father is behaving in this manner My bet is one of the medications he is on. My mother's neighbor of many years found out her husband had Parkinson's disease and suddenly her husband (usually a mild-mannered man) was jumping out of bed, racing to closets or downstairs because he could see people stealing things out of the house.

He also would wander outside and at one point shoved her so hard she fell down the stairs. Lo and behold it was the medication that he was on and the doctor ceased to warn this poor woman of what to expect If you have a sibling or siblings it would be wise to take turns staying in the house until you see the doctor and find out what is going on with your step-father. In the meantime please go on the internet and find out about any drugs your father is on because I do believe one of them could be the culprit If your step-father has been diagnosed with Alzheimers, then this is part of it.

They can become enraged one moment and become violent, forgetting who their wife is and not even remembering their children. A few days or weeks later they may even appear normal. It only gets worse My mother had come violent towards me, sold her house out of the blue and moved into a condo.

She was accusing me of stalking her, doing things to her car, using her car at night while she was sleeping and coming into her condo while she was out and having little children in there eating cookies. There were several things wrong with this ... I did not stalk her and was forced to get a "cease and desist order" against her (which broke my heart), her car was in a secured underground parking garage with a guard at the gate, and I don't have children. I did not realize she had dementia.

The only way my brother and I found out was she had a bad diabetic reaction and our doctor took the opportunity to "pink slip" her (meaning to get her into the hospital and run tests on her. ) She went to a Mental Facility and that's when we found out. They put her on Resperidol (retards the advances of Alzheimers, but does not cure it) and I was blessed to have my mother back to some degree where we got along.

Unfortunately, because of her age and worrying about her forgetting her insulin our doctor advised us to put her in a nursing home. We did and between my brother and I and our partners in marriage we made sure she was not alone without company every evening until she died last a year ago last June 13th Your mother just can't handle this and it's time someone helped her out and got some answers. Your step-father can't help how he is behaving.

Please look up any medications and get to your parent's family doctor as soon as possible God Bless Good luck Marcy Answer Your step-father's symptoms can indicate a serious mental illness. He needs to speak to a mental health professional immediately, for the safety of everyone involved.

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