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Partner with schitzoaffective disorder
Hello. This is my first post so bare with me.
My long term partner whom i love more than anything has Schitzoaffective Disorder. Sometimes things get rough. I imagine it quite like waves, going up and down, because that in truth is how it is.
We both struggle, with the disorder and i have issues (not as bad). I am finding it really hard to help when there is next to no support for those who are partners, friends or family of those with this disorder.
Sometimes you look at him and you wouldnt even know something like this is wrong. Then its like someone flicked a light switch and everything has gone to shit. If you blink, you miss the transition.
At the moment its at a bit of a depressive low. There has been times in the last few weeks when my partner has barely uttered three words to me. I dont know how to help. Rwcently there has been a change in medication, and the medication my partner is now on i dont agree with because i dont believe that it helps at all. I believe this medication (or there is a combo of 2) makes things 10000 times worse. My partner will not tell me the names of the medication that they currently take, nor do i ever see them take the medicine. But my partner swears black and blue that they are taking it.
Recently they have also changed doctors and psychologists, so there is nothing really concrete about their treatment right now. I dont believe the doctors know what they are talking about half the time, the same with the psychologists. Again, my partner never tells me anything about what happens at these psychologist appointments and I dont want to push.
I just want to know how to help. How to cope myself and how to help my partner cope with it all.
