Please forgive this long post I had an experience with my ex-girlfriend that alarmed me.. What was happening with her I later found out to be a psychotic episode. This took me by surprise, since I have never seen anyone go through this before.

First she told me that she was trying to kill her self by starving herself. I thought if this continued for a couple more weeks, she would end up dead Then came paranoia. She thought that she would end up losing her money and end up homeless on the streets. Nothing I said would calm her down.

Next came some symptoms that I would normally relate to dementia. She accused me of lying to her, and switching her medication on her. She then became suspicious of me while I was doing a bit of research on what was happening. She thought that was telling on her. Also she insisted that I was using her credit card,. She came up to me and try to take my telephone away from me.

Then she became very insecure and needy. She needed to be right next to me When I went to the bathroom, and close the door, she ended up banging on it. During this time, I had a telephone meeting with my pdoc. I explained to him what was going on, and he said that she was experiencing a. psychotic episode. He also said that she was having a nervous breakdown... All of this made it very very stressful time for me.

She she told me that she was not willing to do anything about any of this. So my only recourse was to tell her that I was leaving her. I told her that she needs to get help and when she does to give me a call afterwards, and then we will talk. Within a couple hours she was at the hospital, where she was then transferred to a psychiatric hospital.

So far it has been six weeks and she has not been back to her house. During this time she has not been responding to my messages, and my telephone calls. I'm thinking they must've transferred her to a longer-term facility. I have to find out where the facility is. So this, made for an distressing time for me.

Any suggestions at this point in time would be greatly appreciated. I am still trying to maintain a positive outlook on this.