hi,my husband has schizophrenia

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Registered: 03-27-2003
hi,my husband has schizophrenia
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Tue, 06-08-2004 - 11:36pm
my husband of 18 years my high school sweetheart,is in the hospital with paranoia schizophrenia he has always been alot paranoid but i learned to deal with it we have 7 kids one on the way,i would say the last year has been bad he was always thinking i was doing something cheating and doing who knows what.well i got him in counseling,for the last five months, it did not really do any good, so they put him in the hospital,hes on med for the last 2 weeks but he seems no better,he does not want to talk to me,see me or anything .he had a bad childhood and he is turning to his sister and mom more then me,the doc talks to them and they all leave me in the dark.i am getting so depressed that it is really getting hard to get out of bed and do the normal mother things. i want to help him so much that it hurts.im preg and im not talking care of my self i was just in the hospital for dehydration,i feel bad for my poor inocent baby that may never no his daddy,he has always said that he did not want his kids hating him like he does his father.but my 2 oldest have had enough,i tried to tell them that it is not his fault,but they see me crying all day long.i just dont have anyone to turn to,he always worked,and can not anymore i have no money,i just want to help him he is gonna miss so much of his kids growing up,and there gonna miss all the joys of a dad,if anyone has any advice i will be so thakfu,joanne
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Registered: 01-26-2004
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 3:18am

Joanne, welcome to our board.

AcornLeaves
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 12:26pm
thank yo so very much today i feel alittle better im getting angry that things are not moving along with him, im not just sitting back today and letting them the social worker tell me what they think. they need to no what was going on here before that family party he went to and got violent,he was never violent with me i could always talk him down,i need to start standing up for him weather he wants me to or not must be my hormones finally kicking in,joanne
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Registered: 01-26-2004
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 6:22pm

Hi, Joanne!

AcornLeaves
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 06-09-2004 - 10:43pm
thank you barbara,i seen him today we had a nice visit, you can tell he is still not thinking clearly and is still paranoid,but i let him no that i loved him and would not let any one hurt him,but i think it might be a hard and long road i hope we both can get though this and i do the right things for my children,joanne
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Registered: 11-17-2003
Thu, 06-10-2004 - 12:09am

Hi Joanne,


It's sad to hear about your husband and how the treatment is not helping.

IVHealth Ruth Ann
Community Leader/Ask the Health Librarian

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Thu, 06-10-2004 - 9:57am
THANKS, i was glad to find both of these boards,joanne