My husband is the only child of a schizophrenic who has never been medicated or hospitalized. It is quite a sad situation. He says that he realized his mother was different when he was 6 years old, and that he has been able to overcome his abusive past with no therapy. My question is this: He thinks that everything I say and do is to hurt or demean him. This is not true. He has periods when he is elated with me, which are usually when I am doing things his way and lavishing him with attention. He needs constant reaffirmation, even for doing the dishes, and he can be quite cruel with his actions and words. He has recently begun destructive violence when angry. He always cannot be wrong, and cannot take criticism. Everything is always everyone else's fault. Could he have schizophrenic tendencies, sociopathic what? I urge him to get counseling, but he refuses, saying he is fine, that I am crazy. Yes, I am depressed, but it is mainly from being in this rollercoaster marriage, and I am in counseling. Thanks for any help!