Hi,

I need some help. My husband and I have been married for 6 years, and have been dating for much longer (since we were 14, now we're 27). He's always been a sensitive, wonderful man who I was so happy to be married to.

Until about six months ago.

Then, he began acting very strangely. It started when he got into a huge fight with his mom (he had a very traumatic childhood). After that, things started going downhill for him.

In April of last year, he began having difficulty sleeping. He'd wake me up in the middle of the night and tell me he just had so much on his mind, but not really SAY anything. He also began having terrible nightmares, about his friends and family putting him in a coffin and laughing and joking while they held him inside.

It began getting worse. Next, he began getting very paranoid. He'd accuse me of leaving our windows open so a man could come in... and do what, he didn't know.

Then, we went on a trip to another state with his parents. We took their motorcycle while they drove in the car with our two small children. We hit a major storm on the way home. My husband told me he thought his father had planned it, to kill us in the storm. When we got into our car with our children later, he told me our youngest daughter's babbling was something his father had put into her, that we didn't know WHAT she was saying, it was evil.

He also became paranoid of everyday things, like if I went out with a friend for coffee, he would stay awake until I got home (ususally late) and be terrified, thinking I had met someone and ran off. Then he couldn't sleep the rest of the night.

WE had a terribly strange experience, in which he made me lie in his sisters bed with our daughters while he sang songs over us and wouldn't let me up. THat one scared me enough to begin worrying something bigger than just fear was wrong.

Things seemed to smooth over for a while, until just recently. He isn't experiencing hte extreme paranoia now, but he's just angry with me. I have searched my heart and soul and tried to figure out what I'm doing wrong, but I don't see anything. He tells me I dont understand him and calls me names, like health forum and dumb and blind. He talks about how I don't understand the fabric of the universe and reality and time, and that I am an anchor to him and source of all hatred in our marriage. We were perfectly happy just a year ago! How is he so sad and depressed and angry so suddenly? He went into this funk about 4 days ago and doesn't seem to be getting out of it.

What do you think, does schizophrenia do this? Does it go away and come back? And what do I do? He says it's all my problem, that no one understands him, but it's not his fault, it's everyone elses. He also doesn't remember the bad things he says and contributes it all to me.

I NEED HELP. I don't know what to do now...