The_Ogre
Honorary Master
I need an opinion on this.
I think my 25 year old adoptive cousin has some sort of mental condition, and I think it had to do with her upbringing.
She was almost never allowed to go out by her parents and was only allowed to go to school or on trips with the family. All other times she was confined to her parents' house. There are two houses on the plot so at least she could go to the other house which my other cousin (her sister) lives in with her husband and three kids.
If she needed to go somewhere or needed to do something she had to bunk school.
To give you an idea, the first time she ever saw the inside of a club was when she was 23. Her social circle consists almost entirely only of family members
Just some of her characteristics that come to mind:
- she will look for any opportunity to make conversation - she talks a lot!
- to add to the above point, she sometimes misses to attend an important event because she's completely consumed in a conversation with someone. She forgets things because of talking so much.
- mood swings, sometimes quite extreme
- very confrontational, always want to be right. However, I think this is genetic
- dropped out of school after failing a few times, and as such is only trying to piece her life together now.
- very nosy
- a drama queen. The other day people were arguing outside and she started jumping and shouting "People are fighting!", almost giving me a heart attack
- very unorganized.
I don't know if there is something I can and should do to try and help. Don't get me wrong, she's not really a bad person, but I have this feeling that, socially, she hasn't developed to the level she should have been at this age.
What are your views?
I think my 25 year old adoptive cousin has some sort of mental condition, and I think it had to do with her upbringing.
She was almost never allowed to go out by her parents and was only allowed to go to school or on trips with the family. All other times she was confined to her parents' house. There are two houses on the plot so at least she could go to the other house which my other cousin (her sister) lives in with her husband and three kids.
If she needed to go somewhere or needed to do something she had to bunk school.
To give you an idea, the first time she ever saw the inside of a club was when she was 23. Her social circle consists almost entirely only of family members
Just some of her characteristics that come to mind:
- she will look for any opportunity to make conversation - she talks a lot!
- to add to the above point, she sometimes misses to attend an important event because she's completely consumed in a conversation with someone. She forgets things because of talking so much.
- mood swings, sometimes quite extreme
- very confrontational, always want to be right. However, I think this is genetic
- dropped out of school after failing a few times, and as such is only trying to piece her life together now.
- very nosy
- a drama queen. The other day people were arguing outside and she started jumping and shouting "People are fighting!", almost giving me a heart attack
- very unorganized.
I don't know if there is something I can and should do to try and help. Don't get me wrong, she's not really a bad person, but I have this feeling that, socially, she hasn't developed to the level she should have been at this age.
What are your views?
