My wife is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and currently she is currently admitted in hospital my welwishers suggest I should end the relationship as it would be difficult to lead a normal life.
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Hi lybrate-user, its true that Caregiving for someone with schizophrenia is a huge job, tiring and frustrating at times. Current and former partners of people with schizophrenia seem to agree that the following two criteria can make or break a relationship: The ill partner must accept treatment. Untreated schizophrenia can make people behave erratically. The other partner may become subject to verbal abuse, emotional neglect, and delusional accusations. No healthy relationship can sustain this. The well partner must create a support system. Schizophrenia affects your partner's ability to meet your emotional needs, so you will need your own support system outside the relationship. Caregivers tend to suffer from depression, so it's important to have access to mental health support, like a counselor or therapist. Friends and family can provide a listening ear, a much-needed distraction, and a sense of normalcy. Both partners must communicate. Open and clear communication will help the partner with schizophrenia get the support he or she needs as well as understand what?s expected of him or her in the relationship. In addition to individual therapy, marital therapy can help both partners cope with the effects schizophrenia has on the relationship. You can take marital counseling the ultimate decision lies with you. Make a sound decision. There are lot of factors to consider. You can discus and consult with me for same. All the best.
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