Living With a Paranoid Schizophrenic Posted: 02-09-06 16:15pm
Hi all i'm just trying to gather as much
info as I can. My daughter is 17,
pregnant and living with a paranoid
schizophrenic he has been violent to her
on several occasions and she is always the
first to defend him. Whilst I realise it
is an illness, I feel he doesn't help
himself, street drugs and the mis use of
his prescribed drugs heighten his paranoia
and violent reactions result in my
daughter being black and blue. Is he
using his illness as an excuse? His
manipulative hold over my daughter is
unbelievable, their whole world seems to
be what benefit them can claim next and
what bill can they run from without paying
or up sticks and move when social services
get too close or they owe some none too
savoury characters money. So what do I
do? I'm now not only worried about my
daughter but also my future grandchild.
My daughter always says he doesn't realise
what he is doing when he pushes/hits her
but when I ask her what she will do when
she has a baby in her arms she is in flat
denial and says that he won't do it then.
So either he does know or he doesn't.
Any advice comments would be interesting
whilst familiar with brain injury and
depression this illness is totally alien
to me.
