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From: Helena
Date: 10/14/04
Time: 12:52:03 AM
Remote Name: 172.145.12.109
Oh, wow, Ade. You really have been through the wringer and back!
Please contact me either through email or by phone -- BuzerHel@aol.com or 843 881-2407 as soon as possible. I have some suggetions, but I need to know where you live in order to put you in touch with some folks as close to you, geographically, as possible. Plus, this discussion will probably get too lengthy to utilize the message board.
We have a dad here locally who can readily identify with you. I'll be glad to put you in touch with him and maybe he can give you some direction. In fact, he is in the process of writing a book of what has worked for him and what hasn't so other people (like you) don't have to spin their wheels trying to find help.
Also, check out www.postpartumdads.org and www.postpartum.net.
The bad news is your wife's behavior is typical of psychosis, and when the patient is unwilling to comply with treatment, unless you have her committed to a hospital, it's extremely difficult to help her.
Please don't give up hope. There is help for her and support for you. And please feel free to call me any time day or night. This is critically serious stuff and needs to be addressed now.
Thanks for contacting us. I hope someone else will answer through this message board as well.
Hang in there -- oh, one more thing. You cannot reason with your wife because her thinking is totally distorted. The best thing you can do is get her to a hospital where they can monitor her meds. She may hate you right now for doing that, but in the long run she will love you and be thankful for you.
Also, do whatever you have to do to protect yourself and your children!
God loves you, my brother, and so do I. Helena