General Nearly healed, then, Bam! hospitalized

[Sideways]

She was diagnosed with PTSD, BP and emotional, uh, can't remember the word,

Just to check in, do you mean Borderline Personality Disorder or Bipolar with the “BP” diagnosis? Very different things, and as a supporter, there are things that you can probably nut out and identify as warning signs so that if this happens again, medical intervention can be pre-planned and occur earlier.

Hope you’ve got some independent supports in place?

If you guys are living together, and she’s getting discharged to your home, it may be worth asking for a discussion with the hospital staff about their discharge plan, so that you’re both across it. If she’s had a psychiatric episode which has been stabilised with new medication for example? It will be helpful to have you supporting her with that, and helping her keep on track with the meds so that you can look forward to a longer period of stability ahead.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I was guessing at the diagnosis. She was diagnosed with PTSD, BP and emotional, uh, can't remember the word, but it's what I saw happening and that's why I was thinking BPD.

Self diagnosis or worse, dignosing another, are not great things to do. You maybe way, way, WAY off. Mainly because PTSD and BPD have many crossover symptoms. So what you may think is a BPD symptom could actually be a PTSD symotom.

I am going to assume that BP means Bipolar as it normally would. This all makes more sense if she was in a manic state of bipolar. Makes even more sense to me then BPD does. So, she doesn't have to have BPD for this to occur. It can occur and makes totaly sense that it occured with PTSD and Bipolar. I see no reason that she would have BPD and diagnosing another is just a real bad idea.

I agree with @Justmehere, stablization can take a real long time. For me, it took years. Hopefully she comes out of inpatient more stable but that doesn't mean she won't be unstable. Do you have any self care plans for when she gets out?

 

[Ronin]

This all makes more sense if she was in a manic state of bipolar.

Honestly, it would make sense even for depressive states / not caring if she lives or dies, even less so when there was perceived threats against everything she held dear from someone she held dear in her momentary mindset, no way to tell just from the dx.

Does not change it was shattering experience & danger to life to Greg.

Is there a healthy spiritual group you could see, Greg? (Since gathered faith is good for you / something you turn to & make sense of the world, but by good I mean that would not frame this whole as any sort of supernatural interventions, but instead focus on what you can do to heal, and have your life back on track.)

 

[hithere]

I just want to say how sorry I am for you. My PTSD comes from having a mother that behaved as your gf and with outrageous murder attempts. (just typing that out brings tremendous emotion to me still).

Part of my healing that I have not worked through is that I'm still asking why did my father stay with her? why did he not call the police? So your story and what your going through really caught me. It wasn't until his 17th year of marriage he left. His decision to leave the marriage was the impetus for her to get help. I really hope the hospital stay can help become "self-aware" of her condition.

I want to stress that I agree with JustMeHere do not ever think she will "get better." Because of my past I wish strongly that you will take care of yourself. That you will not isolate and that you will seek others for support-- real support. I hope you findt a few good, non-judgemental friends that you can share freely with, and your own mental health professional with an understanding of your religion, one with lots of experience with severe mental illness. If you are in the USA there is an organization "NAMI" that can offer you support groups with others whose loved one is mentally ill with psychosis, and offer you some resources.

Also, I would suggest you find your own therapist for you to work on you. Not just "how can I help my gf feel safe." But you need to work on your "why's" and your needs for your self and your own growth and healing. I beg you to take the violent attack seriously and do not look at this as an "isolated incident." Please do not look at it as caused by zoloft and she just needs a different med. You have been through a traumatic experience with this. I hope you will get the support you need. I understand what you are saying about the weirdness of your ex wife starting to text you non-stop at the same time your gf is in this altered state of reality, and that you were in a state of fear. That must have made the whole experience even more threatening, like an invisible force is out to get you. I'm thinking of you and wishing the very best outcome.