I believe my husband of 8 years may be schizophrenic. Over the last couple of years he has become increasingly paranoid, he is constantly accusing me of cheating on him, but it's more than that, like when he's driving he thinks every car around him is reacting to him...they are too close or too far away because they dont like the way he looks. He thinks everyone everywhere we go is talking about him. i dont know what to do? It's really wearing me down, i'm at a point where I'm not sure the relationship is salvagable, but when i try to reason with him about a separation, he flies off the handle crying and yelling, his whole face changes and I'm seriously cconcerned that he will hurt himself. I feel guilty and try to get him help but he thinks I'm the one with the problem. We also have a six year old that im worried about. I would feel horrible if something bad happened to my husband, but I'm increasingly cocerned about my son, and my own sanity. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


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Hello,
Your husband needs to get help immediately or I fear the marriage may not be salvageable unless you are willing to accept that he is not invested in his own mental health and working on trying to make things better.
People with schizophrenia often have a symptom called anosognosia and this is the lack of awareness that they are sick so of course they won't take meds and don't believe there's anything wrong with them.
Only a qualified psychiatrist can diagnose your husband accurately at this point in time. I would think now is the time for your husband to get help.
You would be within your right to consider separating if you husband is not actively working on improveing his mental health. Without his seeking treatment you have a long, difficult road ahead of you that will only get worse.
Regards,
Christina
Hello again,
It is possible things will get better. However: they will only get better if your husband commits to making things change and doesn't just say he'll change to keep you attached. Actions speak louder than words.
Christina