Hey hun.I read the whole post.Hope you're ok

SO tired of hearing that ladies are losing custody of their kids due the stigma of mental health episodes when with appropriate support, they could still be able to parent. That was a really ****** thing for him to threaten to use against you.

I don't blame you for being angry.Why does he think it's ok for some random woman who he has known for 2 months babysitting your kids?? So apparently the woman he has known for 17 years can't be trusted, but this woman he can't possibly know very well in that timeframe can. I don't think you;re being paranoid.I don't think you're 'crazy' at all.

Some of the things he's doing are just plain selfish and I would go as far to say abusive, such as: taking your health insurance when you need meds, telling you he would use your diagnosis against you if wouldn't go along with him being primary caretaker. That's messed up.

Personally, I don't think you should try to be good friends with him. You didn't do anything wrong. It's not a crime to be suicidal. I think he has some issues of his own- I don't think it's that you were easy to leave. I think someone who makes their significant other's suicidality all about them would probably leave any situation when the going got tough.

xxx