I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help! How to Help Someone Accept Treatment (Ep. 27)

Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!If you care for someone with a diagnosed serious mental illness (SMI) , you know that it isn’t easy to help them begin, or continue, treatment.You hear “I’m not sick! I don’t need help!”That phrase inspired our guest to find a way, write a book, and create a movement.Dr. Xavier Amador is a world-renowned clinical psychologist & forensic expert, and a Family caregiver of relatives with schizophrenia and bipolar. He founded NAMI’s Scientific Council, helped to launch Family-to-Family, Peer-to-Peer  & In Our Own Voices, and wrote the book I AM NOT SICK I Don’t Need Help! We talk about:Dr. Amador’s family story: his brother Henry, and his son, with SchizophreniaWhat do we do when our loved one says I am not sick, I don't need help?Listening: without judgment, and with respect.Anosognosia, and how to approach someone who has itThe Henry Amador Center on Anosognosia  The power of your relationshipChanges - and changes needed - in the mental health systemTakeaways from the input from families and also people with mental illness?Diffusing Anger3 A’s: Apologize, Acknowledge, Agree (to disagree)Crisis Communication v. long-term communicationThe LEAP method (listen, Empathise, Agree, Partner) and how families - and law enforcement - can be trainedRole-play: Addressing Covid Vaccine reluctance with relative with SMI LAI (long-acting injectables) vs. pills every dayQuotes:“You’re not going to make a delusion worse by listening to it and letting your loved one know that you’ve heard him and that you understand his anger, you understand his fear.” - Dr. AmadorMy brother never believed he was mentally ill...but he stayed in treatment for the rest of his life” - Dr. AmadorLinks:Henry Amador Center on Anosognosia: https://hacenter.org/homeBook: I Am Not Sick! I Don’t Need Help: 20th Anniversary Edition: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0985206705/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0  Who Are the 3 Moms?Randye Kaye -Broadcaster, Actress, Voice Talent, Speaker, and Author (“Ben Behind his Voices”)Miriam Feldman – Artist, Mom, Author “He Came in With It”Mindy Greiling – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for twenty years. Activist, Legislator, Author (“Fix What You Can“)Support the showPlease share and support the podcast so we can reach more people who need the info and support.Want to know more?Join our facebook page  Our websites:Randye KayeMindy Greiling Miriam (Mimi) Feldman