Wife is jealous for no reason, goes to mental hospital, doctor concludes something surprising

Wife is constantly jealous for no reason, texting threatening messages to her husband's female colleague

When they were in love, seeing his lover wanting to control him and being jealous, Mr. Tuan - Name has been changed (30 years old, Hanoi ) still appeared happy. Because he thought Ms. Ngan (28 years old) loved him, that's why she was like that. At that time, Ms. Ngan often checked her lover's phone messages.

After 3 years of dating, Mr. Tuan and Ms. Ngan got married. Knowing his wife's jealous nature, Mr. Tuan also took the initiative to not be intimate with female colleagues in the office.

However, since the day she got married, Ms. Ngan became even more unreasonably jealous. Every time Mr. Tuan came home late from work, Ms. Ngan would interrogate him like an interrogation. When Mr. Tuan's female colleagues called to ask about work, Ms. Ngan would be spiteful and make insinuations.

Unreasonable jealousy destroys family happiness (Illustration)

At the peak, Ms. Ngan saw Mr. Tuan going to an event with a female colleague, Ms. Ngan used her phone to text her husband's female colleague with bad words. Ms. Ngan also threatened the female colleague to stay away from her husband, otherwise she would "not leave him alone". This made Mr. Tuan embarrassed in front of the whole agency, the female colleagues did not want to work with Mr. Tuan and used every excuse to stay away from him.

His wife's unreasonable suspicions made Mr. Tuan tired and their marriage tense. When the couple sat down to discuss the matter, Ms. Ngan always thought she was the one being betrayed, screaming and crying, saying that her husband no longer loved her. Seeing that his wife's mental state was unstable, Mr. Tuan decided to take her to see a psychiatrist.

Dr. Tran Thi Hong Thu, Deputy Director of Mai Huong Daytime Psychiatric Hospital, diagnosed Ms. Ngan with paranoid jealousy. Ms. Ngan's case is just one of many patients with this disease who have visited the hospital.

“Many of them, due to paranoid jealousy, have destroyed their family happiness. Ms. Ngan was very lucky because her husband recognized the signs of illness in time and took her to see a doctor and get treatment,” said Dr. Thu.

Signs of paranoid jealousy

Doctor Hong Thu said that paranoid jealousy (Othello syndrome) is a type of paranoid personality disorder, characterized by impulsive actions and extreme jealousy.

People with paranoid jealousy behave in a completely irrational way. Their main concern in romantic relationships is to carefully search for evidence that their partner is being unfaithful. However, they only see what they want to see without considering the logic of the evidence involved.

People with paranoid jealousy always look for evidence that their partner is unfaithful (Illustration photo)

The causes of paranoid jealousy can be genetic factors, psychological trauma and the influence of addictive substances. The disease develops slowly over many years, leading to difficulty in diagnosis.

According to Dr. Hong Thu, people with paranoid jealousy will have symptoms of constantly checking their partner's cell phone and personal computer; Impulsive and violent behavior; Constantly questioning and controlling their partner's activities and relationships; Checking their partner's habits to make sure there are no changes; Constantly doubting their partner's fidelity; Imagining their partner's acts of betrayal; Inability to control words and actions when jealous; Constantly making excuses for their suspicions.

If left untreated, Othello syndrome can have serious consequences. Paranoid jealousy can harm those around you. Over time, the person may not only be jealous of their partner, but also of everyone around them. Explanations are meaningless to a person with paranoid jealousy.

Therefore, Dr. Thu noted that when seeing a wife, husband or relative with excessive jealousy, they should take them to the doctor for advice to rule out the possibility of illness.

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