Signs She Needs Psychiatric Help: How to Encourage a Visit to the Doctor - Psychiatry

Does she need to see a doctor? How should I take her there?

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From April 28 to June 7, I worked at a relative's house.
I described these past two months as the most painful days of my life.
On June 7, I had no issues during the day, but at night, I started sitting alone and crying continuously.

On June 8:
1.
I stopped going to work, avoiding contact with the source of my stress by not turning on my phone or answering calls.
2.
At night, I would hit my forehead and the top of my head, claiming it made me feel more grounded because my heart felt empty.
Sometimes I would use an alarm clock to hit my forehead, wondering if it would feel better.
3.
I mentioned wanting to travel alone the next day.
4.
I would suddenly cry intensely, but only for a short duration, less than 20 seconds.
On June 9:
1.
I experienced intermittent episodes of zoning out.
2.
Since I was not allowed to hit myself, I would secretly hide and bang my head against the door, saying it was less tiring and more effective.
3.
When taken out to Tamsui for a change of scenery, I remarked how the waves coming towards me felt gentle, as if they were calling me like a good friend.
(Later, I acknowledged that I still had some rationality and did not go into the waves.)
4.
I believed that only I had the insight to hear the ocean speaking.
5.
While talking at night, I suddenly experienced a mix of crying and laughing, which also did not last long.
6.
While sleeping, I unconsciously kept hiccuping.
The next day, I said someone had been choking me, and I struggled until I fell asleep from exhaustion.
On June 10:
1.
During the day, when my family asked me to take my brother for a follow-up appointment, I loudly refused, not wanting others to think I was idle and could be ordered around.
However, I felt I should take him, so I went anyway.
2.
From this day on, I noticed a significant decline in my memory; I would repeatedly think I had completed tasks that I had not yet done.
I would ask the same question moments apart, and after realizing something felt off, I would eventually recognize I had asked it before.
3.
My language expression felt strange.
For example, I intended to say "flexible" but ended up saying "falling." I could sense something was off but couldn't pinpoint it.
I would confuse words like "watch" with "computer" or "phone."
4.
When I thought about not having money, I would cry intensely, but only for a short time.
5.
The same happened when I thought about not having a job, and I would cry about how others viewed me without work and worry about being a burden to others.
These episodes were sudden and brief.
6.
When I accidentally repeated something said by the source of my stress, I would remark how frightening that statement was and how it made me shiver.
7.
While showering, I, who usually used hot water, suddenly doused myself with cold water, claiming I was smart for testing it first.
I realized how cold it was and felt relieved I hadn't gone into the waves with my "friend." I said I would drown before I would freeze.
8.
Later, I mentioned someone told me to hold my face underwater for a minute to learn how to swim, or that it was simple to ride a bike by just taking it out early in the morning.
(I cannot swim and have poor directional sense, and I don't know how to ride a bike.)
9.
One moment I would say I was floating in the ocean and about to drown, and the next, I would say I was lying comfortably on the beach.
10.
I constantly felt soreness in my calves and thighs, needing to stretch them out.
11.
I expressed feeling like I was living in a third space between reality and the underworld.
On June 11:
1.
I appeared relatively normal today.
On June 12:
1.
I thought I should start taking medication, but I still did not believe I was ill and did not want to see a psychiatrist, thinking it wasn't that serious.
After taking 50 mg of MESYREL and 6 mg of BROMAZIN (Lexotan) before bed at 2 AM, I fell asleep around 3 AM.
However, I felt very dizzy when I woke up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night.
When I got up at 9 AM, I continued to feel dizzy and had heartburn.
2.
That night, I wrote a consent letter to hell, agreeing to end my life.
On June 13:
1.
After taking one Opipramol tablet at 12:30 AM, I didn't fall asleep until 3 AM.
During this time, I cried continuously.
Normally, I could converse without issues, but sometimes I would suddenly zone out.
Only when I returned to my room or was alone did many situations occur.
I could explain everything happening to me.
I did not want to be this way but felt powerless to change my external environment.
I worried that becoming like this would make it harder for my environment to accept me.
I did not want to see a doctor, believing I was fine, thinking that as long as I felt a bit better, everything would be okay.
However, my choice of words and memory seemed somewhat altered.
My overall demeanor appeared drained, with a vacant expression in my eyes.
I had experienced shallow sleep for many years, and under stress, I would suffer from insomnia.
I often felt very thirsty at night.
My legs would feel sore, and sometimes when I felt particularly stressed, I would take my family’s Opipramol, sometimes one tablet, sometimes more.
After June 11, I stopped hitting my head, and the frequency of hallucinations and delusions decreased significantly.
My verbal expression improved, and during the day, I had no issues conversing and could even laugh.
However, every evening before bed, I would feel low, troubled, and cry.
My calves would feel sore, and I experienced shallow sleep.
The next day, I would feel exhausted, lacking appetite, and mostly lying in bed except for a little food.
I felt no confidence in myself, believing I had been discarded by society.
1.
I am unsure if the above symptoms indicate anxiety, depression, or schizophrenia.
2.
How can I encourage her to see a doctor?
3.
Would it be okay if she does not see a doctor?

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Mr. Chen, 30~39 year old female. Ask Date: 2010/06/14