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[quote=Anonymous]Anyone BTDT? My friend's husband is very, very ill and has been and out of the hospital for several months with depression. They have been open with DH and me about what's going on with him, and we have done our best to be supportive (anything they've asked us to do, we've done, including drive him to/from appointments and spend time with him so he won't be alone to harm himself). The husband has recently decided he doesn't want to continue with his treatment and has taken a turn for the worse: his behavior gotten rough and unpredictable, including toward others. The wife wants us to socialize and be friends and act like nothing is wrong, but the reality is he's too unpredictable to make plans/spend time with, and we feel terrible for her having to bear the brunt of his bad behavior.

In the past we've all socialized together and had a great time, but it feels artificial to act like everything's fine when the reality is so dark. Any advice? Has anyone been in the role of either the mentally ill spouse or the spouse-of-the-mentally-ill-spouse? ideally we'd see them both through this chapter but it's unclear what is appropriate.

This couple are DH's friends, and there are no children involved in this situation, if that helps anyone's answers. TIA. [/quote]

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