r/delusionaldisorder

Throwaway account for added privacy. Sorry in advance.

I've suspected for years now that ex-sposue (39F) has undiagnosed delusional disorder. By the time I realized it was years in, and she wouldn't hear any prompting in seeking mental health support.

I've come to find out that over the last 12 months she lost her job, cut off contact with her family (they live in another country) and anyone still left in her social circle.

All of that wouldn't be known to me if we didn't share custody of our kids (50-50).

Recently she was involved with the police, but because of her disorder she refuses to believe they are really the police or that she is really in trouble. Since she may get arrested, I'm currently keeping the kids with me for their safety but she still has our kids bunny that goes between houses (long story).

She refuses to listen to me, talk to the police or seek help. The kids are worried about her (they're under 10) and her family is worried that if she doesn't have the kids she may hurt herself fatally.

I have no power here, but also not sure how to approach the situation to try to get the best possible outcome in this situation, for my kids' sake.

Any advice highly appreciated.

Hello, this is a little long read but please take the time I need help

I’ve been dealing with general anxiety, intrusive thoughts, panic attacks, OCD, PTSD, and agoraphobia my whole life but the last few months things have really taken a nosedive. I’ve experienced a few delusional thoughts and moments of derealization in the past where it felt like people could read my mind. Those were scary and I’d question why I was feeling that way but they went away and never lasted long

One of my OCD themes was Schizo OCD, the fear of losing my mind. I question what if inanimate objects could talk to me, what if, what if I’m hearing voices, what if… it’s brutal. Last month it was the worst it probably has ever been to the point that I was questioning if I was in psychosis. I should’ve been on an SSRI to help with the OCD but I was too scared to so my psych put me on Latuda to help with obsessive intrusive thoughts months ago. It helped to dampen the thoughts but I felt like I needed something stronger so we switched to Abilify. I stopped taking the Abilify after a month or so because I was experiencing Tinnitus and wasn’t sure if it was due to any meds I was on

A month ago I went through some of the highest anxiety and stress I’ve ever went though, it wasn’t until then that I started to experience obsessive intrusive thoughts about how everything could relate back to me, for example if I could look at a ketchup bottle on my table and I would think this only exists because of me. I could read an event that happened on social media and think that it only happened because of me. My brain was relating everything I could see back to me it was terrifying. My psychiatrist told me these are thoughts of reference. Now the thing is I knew these thoughts weren’t true deep down but they felt real. My psych put me back on Latuda and I tried it for 3 days until I felt like I was so desperate I wanted to go to a Psych Hospital I reached for the Abilify which I knew helped in the past and it wiped out the intrusive delusional thoughts in a few days. I stopped taking the Abilify because it ended up making me feel so on edge and crazy I felt like I couldn’t take it anymore. My psych believes it could be two things at play, OCD and psychotic thoughts happening together

After the thoughts stopped I talked to my psych and we agreed maybe I didn’t give Latuda long enough time to work so I started it again. I felt better for about a week and the delusional obsessive intrusive thoughts started happening again. It was devastating because I thought I’ve gotten over them and that since I’m on Latuda they wouldn’t happen again. It’s the same kinda thoughts of reference. There’s also intrusive thoughts that I’m god and everything related back to me because I’m god. Now I’m experiencing these thoughts and they feel real but they’re distressing because I know they’re ridiculous and not real. I feel so hopeless and helpless.

My psych just prescribed me 0.5mg of Risperidone to take as needed for the thoughts while I’m still on Latuda. I don’t know what to do. I want to take Abilify because it’s what’s worked in the past but it made me feel so on edge. I guess I have to give the Risperidone a few days to see if it works but I’m exhausted. I’d go to a Psych Hospital but my Agoraphobia is so bad I can’t get on the freeway or be away from home. Someone please give me some insight.