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Originally posted by: Stumps
Originally posted by: BrownTown
On a related note, mentaly unstable people make life really really suck. I guess thats not something that someone would want to hear if they were in love with a mentall unstable person, but my dad ended up marrying someone who had mental problem (my mom obviously), thinking he could change her and his life has been a living hell ever since, he is literally a zombie, and nobody should ever have to go threw something like that. I know it sucks for the mentally unstable person too probably most of all, but they can take down many many more people than just themselves, and if they really are a threat It may well be best to have them put in a mental hospital. If this person is really suffering from mental illness you might want to consider just how much it will harm this kid to grow up around them, i look at my siblings, and being raised by a person with serios bipolar didorder has deffintely seriously hurt our chances of having a normal life.
My fiancee suffers from Paranoid Schitzophrenia and Major depression (Manic depressive), her illness had been under control with medication, however since giving birth, post natal depression hit her like a ton of bricks and no medication in the world was going to help...I tried frantically to get her help, but the slow mental health system in Australia didn't act quickily enougth to help her.
A part of the court order will prevent Michelle from ever having custody of Emily and for now (until further notice) she isn't allowed with in 100 metres of Emily.
I wasn't sure what to say... or rather whether to say anything at first. I don't know you and your situation well enough to warrant any sort of "Buck up friend.. it will get better..." type of comment. But then I got to this point in your thread.
Again - I have no concept of your wife's condition (other than maybe it's like a bad trip). My cousin several years ago was diagnosed Paranoid Schizophrenic, and was summarily locked away in a "home" for the past several years, contributing to greater manic depression. For whatever reason, it likely contributed to his demise last month unfortunately. I had not seen him in the last maybe 10 years, and unfortunately, I did miss his funeral. But that is beside the point.
The bolded portion of your post - that's what I find disturbing. What people don't understand is that your wife probably needs you and Emily the most right now. I understand that your wife may have the capacity to harm someone, but your daughter probably would be the key to treatment. Mental disorders can be treated to some extent with chemicals - but those are mind-altering, just as LSD, PCP, etc. You end up losing yourself and becoming something artificial. It may take a long time to find the real person behind the pain, but have faith in the human brain.
In any event, I do wish you the best of luck at getting your life and family back. It will take its toll on you, but don't let it take you with it.