Once upon a time, I considered a Baker Act for my mother. I knew who her shrink was and went to ask if I had a moral obligation to have her committed. The shrink told me that my mother had never mentioned any of these, "issues" to her.
WTF? She's packing a pistol and telling people she is in fear for her life, and this isn't important enough to mention to her shrink?
That was the moment when I realized that my mother was not insane, that she knew exactly what she was doing, and that she was simply an evil person. I don't expect this applies to your mother, but I would suggest that incarcerating her against her will can not cause a good result. The above story is merely a testimony to the fact that I have spent good and valuable time considering this possibility. I was looking into the face of, "Threat to do bodily harm to herself or others" and it was all an act. I would not have figured this out without a professional advising me. I expect it is just as difficult for you to know for sure what is wrong and what to do about it.
A quote from one of my friends: "He has his crisis du jour, but it's not MY crisis du jour".
"He" gave himself a heart attack and is now dead. My friend, who decided not to go on that ride, is alive and well.
WTF? She's packing a pistol and telling people she is in fear for her life, and this isn't important enough to mention to her shrink?
That was the moment when I realized that my mother was not insane, that she knew exactly what she was doing, and that she was simply an evil person. I don't expect this applies to your mother, but I would suggest that incarcerating her against her will can not cause a good result. The above story is merely a testimony to the fact that I have spent good and valuable time considering this possibility. I was looking into the face of, "Threat to do bodily harm to herself or others" and it was all an act. I would not have figured this out without a professional advising me. I expect it is just as difficult for you to know for sure what is wrong and what to do about it.
A quote from one of my friends: "He has his crisis du jour, but it's not MY crisis du jour".
"He" gave himself a heart attack and is now dead. My friend, who decided not to go on that ride, is alive and well.