I have known my wife since I was about 5 years old and she has seen me through a lotof pain and turmoil with dealing with my illness. The thing is, I think that it take a caring and understanding person to deal with someone that has a mental illness as you never have a full idea on the challenges that it will present. My wife has seen some awful things when it comes to me and my behaviors but she also understands that there is a lot that I am trying to work out as the illness has progressed over the past year. It takes work but its definitely not impossible.