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that's really sad...
what a tough situation to be in. fo r you, for the wife, for the husband, and all your co-workers. I hope something positive comes from all this.
posted by
SilverMoon7
on September 17, 2006 at 8:04 PM
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wow....i'm still getting my head around this and your last post!
hope you're still kicking along fine!
posted by
littlemspickles
on September 17, 2006 at 1:08 AM
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I don't like being right
in such cases. That woman seems like she needs an attitude adjustment but then again she must be under stress living with someone in this state
posted by
Azur
on September 15, 2006 at 2:36 PM
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Lost,
I just hope she understands what's at risk here.
posted by
word.smith
on September 15, 2006 at 2:30 PM
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John,
She knows that I'm with them all the way in seeing that he gets well, but she has to wake up and realize she has to do her part as well. She was supposed to go in to see the doctor after his visit on Monday and to date, she has not gone.
posted by
word.smith
on September 15, 2006 at 2:27 PM
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Symphony,
I just hope this doesn't backfire on her or on any of us for that matter.
posted by
word.smith
on September 15, 2006 at 2:25 PM
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Blanche,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I suspect that it will take him some time before he is back to normal and part of the problem is that they are not living at the same place. I know the doctor recommended strongly that he go back home and that as long as he refuses to go home, he isn't well.
At the end of two weeks, if they are still not together the odds are he will still not be stable and will come to work and I'll have to send him home again.
posted by
word.smith
on September 15, 2006 at 2:25 PM
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Or it could be, word.smith, that his wife is terrified and broke, and doesn't know how to cope. She is leaving his treatment to an authority figure - that would be you, word.
posted by
johnmacnab
on September 14, 2006 at 6:34 AM
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I guess she doesn't want to admit there is a real problem
take care
posted by
_Symphony_
on September 14, 2006 at 2:56 AM
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yeah, sounds as if the wife doesn't want to deal with him..
or she has another agenda up her sleave.. hmmm
posted by
SomeoneElse
on September 13, 2006 at 8:16 PM
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Word.smith, his wife is an idiot and a greedy one at that.
She is obviously closing her eyes to her husband's condition, out of a desire for his paytcheck, which makes me wonder does she care for her husband and his wellbeing or the check he bring in and I think the answer is obvious.
One way or the other, he'll end up in the hospital, because he's clearly psychotic and he is a danger to himself and anyone around him, especially if he's a raving paranoiac, just be careful that if you intervene he doesn't focus his paranoid fantasies on you. If he isn't involuntarily committed soon, he should be, as resistant as he will be to that. He will probably resist, and you are not in a position to match him physically. Hopefully, he will get the trreatment he needs, medication can only do so much, he'll need to be kept calm enough, in a secure locatoin to regain his senses and separate reality from delusion, and that is truly in God's hands. I pray for him and for you, because I have been in his situation. I was that raving psyhotic, and God has brought me back to my senses. God be with you all.
posted by
Blanche.
on September 13, 2006 at 7:25 PM
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Julia, as time goes by
I am finding out that common sense is not as common as it ought to be.
posted by
word.smith
on September 13, 2006 at 7:19 PM
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hi Tigerprincess,
Nice to see you. Things are actually a lot less tense around the office right now. Hopefully, he'll be back to normal soon.
posted by
word.smith
on September 13, 2006 at 7:18 PM
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hi word--
some people are just lacking in common sense!!
posted by
Julia.
on September 12, 2006 at 4:30 PM
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That's a tough sitch. I hope things get better for both you - and your employee.
posted by
tigerprincess
on September 12, 2006 at 1:28 PM
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