I wouldn't do the garlic/cross/holy water thing - that buys into her delusion; and might reinforce it. Or at least reinforce to her the idea that you're living in HER world.
Editted to add: 'delusion' in this setting has a very specific definition. The delusional patient genuinely believes the delusion; it's as real to them as the ground beneath your feet is to you. The delusion is usually neurochemically reinforced, and is an attempt on the part of the patient's mind to make sense of the sensory perceptions being passed to it by the brain.
She definitely needs help; so does her brother, and presumably her mother. Eevie, you are not qualified or trained to give her that help. Focus on keeping yourself safe.
The fact that she's in and out of mental hospitals, and spends a lot of time with the school counsellor, tells me that someone is trying to get her the help she needs. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons, helping someone with seriously messed up neurochemistry can be extremely difficult.
What worries me is that both she and her brother (and potentially her mother) are genuine dangers to others (biting, pyromania); and yet they're not in a restricted-access/constant-supervision sort of setting.
I'll freely admit: I don't like locking people up just because they're sick. But if they're a danger to themselves or others, I do think that trained supervision is necessary.
Bah. Beyond this point, it starts to go into Fratching territory, and grey-areas, and continua.
Eevie; keep yourself safe. Since you are genuinely worried about your personal safety, talk to the police. Discuss self-defence, and what your legal options are. If the school isn't treating the situation as a safety concern, the police might.
Also, talk to your mother about it. Though it does seem you've already been doing so.
Even if there's nothing else that gets done, maybe your Mom can get you through a personal-safety course run by the local police; or some other organisation.
(I don't mean 'martial arts' or 'fighting', I mean the sort of course that teaches everything from situational awareness, to how to break a hold and run to safety.)
Editted to add: 'delusion' in this setting has a very specific definition. The delusional patient genuinely believes the delusion; it's as real to them as the ground beneath your feet is to you. The delusion is usually neurochemically reinforced, and is an attempt on the part of the patient's mind to make sense of the sensory perceptions being passed to it by the brain.
She definitely needs help; so does her brother, and presumably her mother. Eevie, you are not qualified or trained to give her that help. Focus on keeping yourself safe.
The fact that she's in and out of mental hospitals, and spends a lot of time with the school counsellor, tells me that someone is trying to get her the help she needs. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons, helping someone with seriously messed up neurochemistry can be extremely difficult.
What worries me is that both she and her brother (and potentially her mother) are genuine dangers to others (biting, pyromania); and yet they're not in a restricted-access/constant-supervision sort of setting.
I'll freely admit: I don't like locking people up just because they're sick. But if they're a danger to themselves or others, I do think that trained supervision is necessary.
Bah. Beyond this point, it starts to go into Fratching territory, and grey-areas, and continua.
Eevie; keep yourself safe. Since you are genuinely worried about your personal safety, talk to the police. Discuss self-defence, and what your legal options are. If the school isn't treating the situation as a safety concern, the police might.
Also, talk to your mother about it. Though it does seem you've already been doing so.
Even if there's nothing else that gets done, maybe your Mom can get you through a personal-safety course run by the local police; or some other organisation.
(I don't mean 'martial arts' or 'fighting', I mean the sort of course that teaches everything from situational awareness, to how to break a hold and run to safety.)
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