Posted by Kevin on March 21, 2000, at 21:06:59
I am currently going through divorce. I will try to keep this short. I met my wife about 2 years ago. She was currently taking Risperdal, Depakote, and Cogentin. She told me it was for a nervous breakdown she had during her previous marriage and that it is really just for a sleeping disorder. Well about 7 months ago, she did not see a need to take her medicine anymore. About 5 months into our marriage my Grandmother died and my wife went into a deep depression. The depression soon caused her to loose her job. Then the depression turned into paranioa. She would sit in front of the TV all day while crying and watching country music videos, CNN, Christian Stations, and reading the bible. Then called me at work once and told me that someone is trying to break into the house. And then she started pinning chairs under the front door. I decided to call her parents. They immediately asked if she was still taking her medicine, and I said no. Then they came over and tried to convince her to start taking it and she refused. The also informed me that she was hospitalized for 3 months about 5 years ago and diagnosed as Bipolar with Schizophrenia. Her parents also told me that she had a Grand Mal seizure once also. Well after trying many times to get her to take the medicine, we decided to have her admitted to the hospital. When at the hospital, she agreed to start taking her medicine. But when we got home she turned back into the same person and did not take her medicine. Soon later I decided to file for divorce. I have tried many times to talk to her and be her friend. But she thinks that nothing is wrong with her and I have screwed her over and made her homeless. She is not homeless, but living back with her parents. It hurts that after everything we shared that we cannot become friends.
My question is? I need to know if I have done everything possible to save the marriage. And I think that I am in denial right now that this could happen to such a beautiful woman. And do you think that I am wrong for divorcing my wife?
Thank you,
Kevin
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