re: Has anyone here dealt with the onset of mental illness with their spouse?

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Did she go extra crazy after the divorce or did you just realize how nuts she was once you were free?

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Really both.

One of the big things I realized almost right away was I am a generally happy person. Over the years she sucked that happiness out of me.

Looking back, when we were dating and every member of her family I met - I mean every, single, one said “you must be super patient” I should have realized it.