NilaNew Contributor
Living with schizophrenia partner
My wife was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2016 when she was early 30s. She had private psychiatric care for two years and did very well, but she stopped treatment because she felt the medication was making her gain weight. Since then she has relapsed a couple of times. The last relapse we got the CAT team involved, who helped her get back on medication.
She reduced her dose few months back, so looks like now again she is relapsing.
Every time she relapsed, she curse me. Saying I'm making her ill. My bad energy gose to her. she gets violent towards me...specially if I ask about medication. Everything I do is negative to her. She ask so much questions which doesn't make any sense and I have to keep answering those if not she go aggressive.
She wants me to leave the bedroom
...leave the house, divorce her. She threatened she will resign her job so I will not have enough income to pay mortgage.
She hides most of her symptoms to others,specially friends. So they think she is well enough.
We have 14 yr son, I don't want him to get affected by this. He was small when initially she was ill. But I think he also now getting to know what is happening and moms condition.
I can easily go away without suffering and trying this hard to get my wife back to medication. But sametime I don't want my son to loose his mom and loses a family.
I guess I will try my best, but I don't know how long I can do this. Just wanted to share my story. I know others have more bigger problems. Hope someone relates to this struggle of life.
