georgeuncc77
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About 4 years ago my wife suffered a very severe allergic reaction to Tylenol. Essentially, she had a near death experience having to be rushed to the hospital because she accidentally took the wrong medication. Of course it did not help when her doctor told her that if this where to happen again, she may not make it.
After this event she seemed to be recovering well and then a couple months later she started expressing some minor PTSD symptoms. For example, she could not hold a bottle of any kind of medication or even coming close to it. It slowly progressed and she started to associate her fear with foods, thinking that perhaps people that have prepared her food took Tylenol and then made her food...or drinking from a cup a family members home has Tylenol residue on it. This started to get worse and worse and she is to the point where she does not eat out at restaurants at all, she can only eat when I am with her due to her insecurities, thus she only eats once a day because she cannot eat lunch at work. When she does eat, it has to be in our bedroom, and also, whatever she touches she cannot eat. The one meal that she does have usualy consists of crackers and cheese or a small salad with ham or turkey. She only drinks Soda (don't understand this one), she is afraid of water because she thinks it may be contaminated somehow. It has gotten so bad recently that she cannot open our own doors in our home or of a car and anything she does touch she has to use alcohol to clean her hands with. We even got her a epi-pen but she is afraid of that as well since it's considered a medication. I have taken her to therapist after therapist doings treatments from hypnosis to EMDR and now she is seeing someone that does biofeedback which i'm also praying will help.
I know know what else to do, I myself am very unhappy and I am taking anti-depressants to deal with it otherwise I get so angy with her and I know that doesn't help any situation. I have even started going to church, praying and reading the bible with her.
This has affected our marriage so much and I just don't know how much more I can take. She wont even let me kiss her on the lips anymore, only on the cheek. I feel so helpless and unable to help her all at the same time...when we go to the supermarket, she wont even let me hold her basket for her or pick her food because if I touch it then somehow she thinks the food is contaminated. She also arranges the items in a grocery isle when trying to pick a box of cereal...she cannot take the first box or a box that looks slightly bent so she tries to get the item in the back.
This is at such a critical level know that she has stopped working and taken a medical leave of absesnse. We are surviving alone on my salary and I cannot afford this. I am trying to sell our 2nd car and considering selling our home and going to an appartment.
My 3 years of marriage with her has been miserable and we have not enjoyed anything. No vacations, no going out to eat, no hanging out with friends.
Nothing is working....I need some help because I do love and care for her but I don't know where to go next.
After this event she seemed to be recovering well and then a couple months later she started expressing some minor PTSD symptoms. For example, she could not hold a bottle of any kind of medication or even coming close to it. It slowly progressed and she started to associate her fear with foods, thinking that perhaps people that have prepared her food took Tylenol and then made her food...or drinking from a cup a family members home has Tylenol residue on it. This started to get worse and worse and she is to the point where she does not eat out at restaurants at all, she can only eat when I am with her due to her insecurities, thus she only eats once a day because she cannot eat lunch at work. When she does eat, it has to be in our bedroom, and also, whatever she touches she cannot eat. The one meal that she does have usualy consists of crackers and cheese or a small salad with ham or turkey. She only drinks Soda (don't understand this one), she is afraid of water because she thinks it may be contaminated somehow. It has gotten so bad recently that she cannot open our own doors in our home or of a car and anything she does touch she has to use alcohol to clean her hands with. We even got her a epi-pen but she is afraid of that as well since it's considered a medication. I have taken her to therapist after therapist doings treatments from hypnosis to EMDR and now she is seeing someone that does biofeedback which i'm also praying will help.
I know know what else to do, I myself am very unhappy and I am taking anti-depressants to deal with it otherwise I get so angy with her and I know that doesn't help any situation. I have even started going to church, praying and reading the bible with her.
This has affected our marriage so much and I just don't know how much more I can take. She wont even let me kiss her on the lips anymore, only on the cheek. I feel so helpless and unable to help her all at the same time...when we go to the supermarket, she wont even let me hold her basket for her or pick her food because if I touch it then somehow she thinks the food is contaminated. She also arranges the items in a grocery isle when trying to pick a box of cereal...she cannot take the first box or a box that looks slightly bent so she tries to get the item in the back.
This is at such a critical level know that she has stopped working and taken a medical leave of absesnse. We are surviving alone on my salary and I cannot afford this. I am trying to sell our 2nd car and considering selling our home and going to an appartment.
My 3 years of marriage with her has been miserable and we have not enjoyed anything. No vacations, no going out to eat, no hanging out with friends.
Nothing is working....I need some help because I do love and care for her but I don't know where to go next.
