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Communicating with partner

UnderStrain
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Communicating with partner

New to these forums, if this isn't the place or something else is wrong, please let me know. 

 

My partner had an episode of schizophrenic psychosis (I think that's the term the doctors used) a couple years ago due to (legal, but perhaps ill-advised) drug use. Once the drugs had been out of their system for a while, it seemed that the delusions and most of the paranoia faded and they were "back to normal".

 

However, recently there have been a few incidents that have concerned me. For example, a few weeks ago they asked if a particular incident was the reason for a comment I had made, but I don't have any memory of making a comment like they said, and if the incident in question happened then I didn't know about it.

 

I don't believe that drugs are involved, but I don't know how to approach this as they also have a bit of inferiority complex and have said in the past that I must think they're stupid and/or crazy. Honestly at this point I'm questioning if I'm forgetting things or if it's on their end but either way I'm walking on eggshells trying not to make the situation worse and I hate it.

 

This is such a specific problem I don't know what anyone could say to help but if by some miracle anyone has any advice I'm all ears. Sorry for the word vomit, anyway!

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Re: Communicating with partner

Hi UnderStrain, Im one of the Moderators here , just wanted to write a brief message- to Welcome you to the Community. And confirm that yes your in the right place ! Im glad you have found us 🙂

It can mess with our minds- that internal dialogue of- Did this happen or have I just forgotten ?! Given the experiences you both shared a couple of years back- it seems natural that you would be monitoring around any paranoia.

It sounds like your weighing up to say anything or not , and if so how to broach the subject ? does that sound right ? 

Im wondering what others in the community including affected others could share in relation to what @UnderStrain is navigating right now ?




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