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Seeker said: If it's just a matter of getting her to take medication for her illness (does she?),

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Does she take medication? Well, since her severe psychotic period back in 2002, she's always taken the antipsychotic Seroquel because it's the only thing that helps her sleep. However, she has refused to take any antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication for several years. And it shows.

More and more, I'm damn glad I started posting on this board because I'm getting an outsider's perspective on my situation. I've known things were pretty bad, but people here keep saying that it's oh-my-God! psycho-horror-movie bad. So I guess it really is.

Seeker, I honestly don't know if counselling and meds will do any good. God, I sincerely hope it does and not just because I want my wife and friend and lover back, but mainly because a divorce would financially ruin the both of us and emotionally wreck our kids, especially since in my wife's condition she'd make it as harsh and damaging as possible for them. And they are awesome kids - smart, beautiful, happy, confident, open and trusting. They're the reason I can't just flee. The rather drastic steps I'm about to take are my last try at reclaiming a normal life for my family.

I'm going to call in sick to work one day next week. The kids'll be at school and that'll be my opportunity to talk to her and lay everything on the line.