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My wife and i have been together for 5 years. She has been involved in drugs pretty heavily for about 2 to 3 years. she quit diong drugs since the beginning of january this year. she didnt go through rehab, she stayed home and got clean herself with my help. about three weeks ago she would wake up middle of the night and believes that i was on the phone with someone, when clearly my phone is no where around me. she had done that for the next three nights. she moved out to her mothers house and firmly believes that iam cheating on her, when clearly iam not. she believes that everyone in her moms house is against her, she has started to hate everyone, gets mad easily, has lost well over 30 pounds. she thinks iam doing things like spying on her through her phone. i have no idea whats going on with her. i have tried to tell her that she needs to get help and i would go with her, but she believes nothing is wrong with her and that everything is wrong with everybody else, i guess my questions are how can i get her help, and could this be bipolar disorder. we have a 4 year old daughter, i just want to work this out with her so we can live as a happy family we were once few weeks ago...HELP!!!

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Hi Robert,

This is a difficult situation for you. It is obvious that she is not well, but it is difficult to pinpoint what the causes  are. She needs to be assesses by a doctor. If you are considering psychiatric treatment please familiarize yourself with the nutritional aspects of mood disorders by reading articles at at our web site and also at:

http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/default.htm

Try to avoid drug therapy as much as possible by getting a referral to a Nutritional Doctor.


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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist

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Have worked as a psychotherapist for overv twenty years, dealing with many personality disorders

Experience

I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Organizations
Editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia. Its web site is at:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Publications
Author of the book "Getting off the Hook", It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in the Hypoglycemic Health Association's Newsletters

Education/Credentials
BA (Psych) (University of Sydney), Post Gad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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