My husband I truely believe is schizophrenic. He was once diagnosed by a psychiatrist years ago at around the age of 21 or so but he decided not to return to the same doctor because he didn’t believe the diagnosis and said he knew he didn’t need treatment for that. Over the years it has become clear to me with his auditory hallucinations and paranoid dellusions becoming so severe that we have had nothing close to a normal life over the past two years. One of the big areas of our life that this has a affected is our sex life. He is constantly hearing voices telling him that I have a man in the shower with me or that I’m sneaking me in the window and hiding them under the bed and having sex with them while he in another room and aside from that he wants to have sex at least every other day which would be a good thing if it weren’t for him hearing voices of people mocking his every move and making comments about me being a whore the entire time. He also frequently believe s that we are being watched by people hiding in our attic or under our house who have made holes that they can watch us through and sometimes he believes he hears the riddicule from them. Other times he thinks he is hearing what the neighbors are saying about him as if they can somehow telepathically see us and he can hear what they are thinking. It has become very disturbing and almost frightening St times because I never know when he is gonna suddenly jump up with an angry out burst or comments back to the voices cursing at them calling them perverts every few minutes. He will also jump up every few minutes and go look down the hallway or check out the windows or doors to catch people spying. Now when I am reluctant to have sex because I know what always happens and how freaked out it makes me and him as well and I know it’s not gonna be a good experience. But he just acts as if nothing is wrong afterwards and then he doesn’t know why I am concerned about this happening. Every time he says that it won’t happen this time he won’t pay attention to it but he is never able to ignore it. Anyone else experienced this issue and did staying on the right meds help with this problem?
@Rls82 I’d like to encourage you to join our forum for Family and Caregivers that can be found at:
While this is a peer support forum for people with schizophrenia and other closely related psychotic disorders, the Family forum is specifically for people like yourself, who have a loved one they are concerned about.
Also, please let your loved one know about this forum as they may find it helpful.
Best of luck,
Moonbeam
Volunteer Moderator