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[quote=Anonymous]OP, have you stopped loving your DH?  If he is mentally ill, there is a chance he could get well again.  You took vows in sickness and in health.  Have you considered the possibility of a legal separation with the carrot of reunification if he gets treatment?

Does he have any firearms?

Has there ever been a time you felt unsafe with him?  You can call the police and have him taken to a hospital for evaluation if you think he is having a psychotic break.  It is hard to do, but you may just be successful in getting a psych hold.  With my brother, who suffered from paranoia and delusions when he was manic, we once were lucky enough to get a 72 hour hold, and he agreed to a voluntary commitment after that, which lasted just long enough for his meds to kick in and restore him to reality.  (18 years later we were not so lucky - ER said he was t an immediate danger to himself or others, so no hold - and he died by suicide.  But the first successful police-assisted ER visit gave him 18 more mostly stable years of life.)

You need for you and the kids to be safe.  His sadness At losing custody for a while has to be secondary to that.  "The kids love you, and when you are well again you will see them.  You are not safe for them right now. Please get treatment."[/quote]

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