A person concerned about their mother, who has been diagnosed with delusional disorder, sought help from “Ask Us Anything Fortune Teller.”
In the broadcast of KBS Joy “Ask Us Anything Fortune Teller” Episode 309 aired on the 24th, this person appeared, expressing worries about their mother, who changes behavior two to three times a year after receiving the diagnosis of delusional disorder.
On that day, the individual explained, “My mother was diagnosed with delusional disorder and changes behavior two to three times a year,” adding, “She is usually quiet, but when the delusional symptoms appear, her personality changes drastically,” and noted, “She overly beautifies her face or her speech increases dramatically.”
When asked when the mother’s delusional symptoms began, the individual stated, “My mother began to show delusional symptoms around the third grade of elementary school,” adding, “She suspected that my father was cheating and doubted whether I had attended my academy or not.”
They also recounted that “There was a time when dad received a work text while taking a shower, and after seeing that the sender was a woman, my mother immediately called that number, angrily stating, ‘Who do you think you are contacting my husband? I’m coming right now,’ and displayed a rough and unfamiliar demeanor while shouting for a long time.”
The individual revealed, “Whenever my mother shows delusional symptoms, she often hits my dad, and I have also been hit,” and disclosed that after the onset of her delusional symptoms, their father’s health significantly deteriorated.
When Seo Jang-hoon asked about their father’s health, the individual disclosed, “After undergoing surgery for liver cancer, my father also had appendicitis surgery, but immediately after the surgery, due to the onset of my mother’s delusional symptoms, my appendix burst again. Because of that, inflammation spread throughout his body, and he spent a long time in the hospital.”
When Lee Soo-geun asked, “Does your dad say anything?,” they explained, “He suspected my mother, who shows symptoms of doubt and abnormal behavior, and even hospitalized her, but the symptoms were episodic, and since we could not predict when they would appear, hospitalization treatment was ineffective.”
In response to Seo Jang-hoon’s question about whether they had gone to the hospital, the individual shared, “The hospital diagnosed my mother with a delusional disorder and stated that full recovery is not possible and that she should take medication regularly,” adding, “However, sometimes my mother insists on not taking the medication, and every time that happens, the delusional symptoms appear,” and revealed that they developed panic disorder because of their mother.
Hearing the story, Seo Jang-hoon noted, “In cases of early dementia symptoms, sudden suspicion and obsession can occur,” suggesting, “Shouldn’t you have a brain scan?” Lee Soo-geun also advised, “The family should gather to find another way,” and added, “If the family merely thinks that the mother is strange without considering any changes, it will upset her.”
‘Ask Us Anything Fortune Teller,’ which airs every Monday at 8:30 p.m. on KBS Joy, can be viewed on LG U+tv channel 1, Genie tv channel 41, SK Btv channel 53, and through the KBS mobile app ‘my K’. The local cable channel numbers can be checked on the KBS N website.
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