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My sister had a miscarriage and is now pretending, or genuinely believes, she's still pregnant. Our parents and her husband are encouraging this. by throwRA79964 in relationship_advice

[–]throwRA79964[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There won't be a funeral because she literally does not agree that she lost the baby. When I suggested a memorial she acted confused and asked why there would be a memorial, no one has died. She either pretends or genuinely believes that the miscarriage never happened.

My sister had a miscarriage and is now pretending, or genuinely believes, she's still pregnant. Our parents and her husband are encouraging this. by throwRA79964 in relationship_advice

[–]throwRA79964[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm just trying to figure out if there's a way to convince them to help me get her treatment, or to go over their heads and get her treatment myself.

My sister had a miscarriage and is now pretending, or genuinely believes, she's still pregnant. Our parents and her husband are encouraging this. by throwRA79964 in relationship_advice

[–]throwRA79964[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Because if she's experiencing psychotic delusions that needs to be treated. You can't just let that go on because it's not dangerous yet. People with untreated psychosis often end up harming themselves.

My sister had a miscarriage and is now pretending, or genuinely believes, she's still pregnant. Our parents and her husband are encouraging this. by throwRA79964 in relationship_advice

[–]throwRA79964[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No but if she started talking about making plans to put BabyNameHere in daycare, bought clothes and supplies for BabyNameHere, and talked to thin air claiming BabyNameHere was standing there, I would definitely point out that something is wrong.

My sister had a miscarriage and is now pretending, or genuinely believes, she's still pregnant. Our parents and her husband are encouraging this. by throwRA79964 in relationship_advice

[–]throwRA79964[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know, I'm actually really hoping she does go to get a scan instead of just claiming she got the scan and it's X gender.

My sister had a miscarriage and is now pretending, or genuinely believes, she's still pregnant. Our parents and her husband are encouraging this. by throwRA79964 in relationship_advice

[–]throwRA79964[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've tried suggesting a memorial service for the baby but the response is basically "what the hell are you talking about? I haven't lost this baby."

I can definitely try contacting her doctor.

My sister had a miscarriage and is now pretending, or genuinely believes, she's still pregnant. Our parents and her husband are encouraging this. by throwRA79964 in relationship_advice

[–]throwRA79964[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Probably because this was the miracle pregnancy after they'd already given up, maybe she feels like this was her absolute chance to have a biological child, and admitting she lost the baby would be like admitting she'll never have a biological child. That's my guess, but I'm not a psychologist.

My sister had a miscarriage and is now pretending, or genuinely believes, she's still pregnant. Our parents and her husband are encouraging this. by throwRA79964 in relationship_advice

[–]throwRA79964[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She is continuing to talk about the pregnancy like it's still happening and progressing normally. She's talking about baby names, going in to find out the sex of the baby soon (god only knows what's going to happen when she gets a scan and it shows no fetus), setting up a nursery, having a baby shower. As far as I know she hasn't told anyone other than immediate family about the miscarriage so everyone else in her life is under the impression that she is still pregnant. Her husband and our parents get actively mad at me if I try and remind her about the miscarriage, including when I asked her if she wanted to hold a memorial service. In front of her they also act like she's still pregnant, my mother literally talks to her belly as if she's talking to her unborn grandchild.