Posted by ultra on May 4, 2008, at 13:27:25
In reply to Re: BLAMING ME FOR PHYSICAL AILMENTS » ultra, posted by Phillipa on May 4, 2008, at 12:10:17
Thank you so much, this is very complex...
He owns a painting company. He hasn't paid up his insurance because he lacks discipline and basic life skills. He was not on drugs yesterday. We are open about that stuff. I think his eyes being wide is a symptom of schizophrenia. In past "episodes" they also shift around very fast or, on a very bad episode they have sunken into his head with a blank/dead look (accompanied by garbled speech or a monotone voice- this was one time, upon waking, again not on drugs).
He can be very sweet while under no stress. He has a great sense of humor and can be charming. Not lately, though. He hasn't been emotionally healthy for quite a while.
When he has one problem, the schizophrenic/bipolar symptoms begin. As a result, the problems multiply and he gets worse. Usually, he will give up and withdraw from life completely.
For example, his vehicle has not been running. He kept blaming it on his friend for not helping him. I asked him if he wanted me to help. We put in a new battery and it sounded better, but wouldn't start. I suggested we get some gas. Well, it started up and works fine. This has been 3 weeks. Not having his car was an excuse not to work, to complain about and made his problems pile up. He didn't even thank me for helping.
He sleeps well, no complaints. He does often stay up late and sleep in and does basically nothing productive.
With all that is wrong with him, I do in fact love him very much. It is just so hard because I never know how he will act.
Movies/television influence his mood to the point of becoming a character post viewing. He has watched the Soprano's and afterward had an Italian accent and talked about killing people to make his problems go away. He watched a movie with British actors that were singing. He mimicked this behavior, which was not bothersome. It was nice to see him dancing around and singing. Then he watched a violent movie and went crazy yelling at me afterwards. It was loud enough for my neighbors to hear.
Once he called me up crying. I asked what was wrong. He got lovey dovey and then admitted he was watching some love story that made him think about me.
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