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What Should I Do About Psychotic Behavior In A Family Member?
Question: wife can b very loving at times very destructiveat timesvery giving at times very fearful at timesvery religious at times very suspicious at times had heroin problem but got her in methadone clinic which helped then on suboxin also helped then stopped taking the medication year and a half ago she began to think there was a conspiracy against her and i was the leader she became very suspicious that people were filming her through electrical pl;ugins in house and filming her she would rent cars remove all telephones in house triedto get me with butcher knife and scissors cut electrical wires to heating and air conditionerws garage doors sprinkler system slashed my leather coats destroyed my hearing aids, nailed doors and windows shut and so on then out of the blue she just left our 3 children and myself 4 years ago i found out 2 months after she left that a warrent for her arrest was out there
Brief Answer:
Consultation
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
From the available description I feel she was more ill rather than a criminal. I understand that the warrant for her arrest was pending but the kind of behavior shown by her indicates possibility of psychosis, paranoid psychosis to be more precise.
The kind of suspiciousness exhibited by her (people are filming through plug ins, stopped treatment despite obvious benefits due to thinking that there is conspiracy) is very common with people with paranoid psychosis rather than criminals.
Although it is never possible to comment without knowing full details, but the available description indicates that the warrant was a coincidence rather than the cause of abnormal behavior.
I hope this helps you to understand. Feel free to write back to me if you have more questions.
Thanks and regards
Consultation
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
From the available description I feel she was more ill rather than a criminal. I understand that the warrant for her arrest was pending but the kind of behavior shown by her indicates possibility of psychosis, paranoid psychosis to be more precise.
The kind of suspiciousness exhibited by her (people are filming through plug ins, stopped treatment despite obvious benefits due to thinking that there is conspiracy) is very common with people with paranoid psychosis rather than criminals.
Although it is never possible to comment without knowing full details, but the available description indicates that the warrant was a coincidence rather than the cause of abnormal behavior.
I hope this helps you to understand. Feel free to write back to me if you have more questions.
Thanks and regards
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