My girlfriend spiraled into severe mental instability, psychosis and delusions. I need help what should I do?

[u/Legitimate_Olive4333]

So my girlfriend who I’ve been with a decent amount of time has begun to show psychosis and bipolar tendencies. It’s severe she has conversations with someone who ain’t there like full blown convoys. She’s constantly getting angry and tries to get violent. She cleans my apartment time after time even if it has already been cleaned. She is begging to get violent with me threatening to stab me. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

[u/Dangerous_Mud42]

Call the police when it happens again (like violent threats) psychosis is no joke and she could actually do it

[u/Practical_Walrus2616 → u/[deleted]]

I don’t hate cops but I wouldn’t call the cops if she’s having a mental break down like that because of the likely hood of her acting a fool (getting out something that can be used as a weapon or charging towards cops) especially in psychosis. best they could do is tase her, but I won’t lie, some MIGHT shoot.

[u/HamHockShortDock → u/Practical_Walrus2616]

I called the crisis line on myself and they sent a cop who reached for his gun when I opened the door. I was suicidal enough that, for just a split second, I thought about charging him.

[u/krba201076 → u/Practical_Walrus2616]

They aren't qualified to handle mental health situations. Their job is to enforce the law (no matter if the law is just or not)...no more and no less...not to protect you, not to help the sick (that includes mentally sick) none of that. If she goes charging at them or waving around a phone or fork or something that they say they "thought" was a weapon, they might take her out. And OP and the lady's family won't have much recourse because the police protect their own. It's a huge good ol' boy network.

I personally wouldn't summon the police on someone unless I am okay with them dying. If someone is stalking me, I have no problem summoning the cops because I don't care if the stalker gets killed or not...stalkers certainly don't care about what women want or their quality of life so it is what it is. But OP seems to care about this lady which is why I agree with you...no cops!

[u/Practical_Walrus2616 → u/krba201076]

So from my own experience I really don’t recommend the cops, now if I would’ve raised that blade or tried something silly I would’ve be shot multiple times due to being a danger to myself and them, and they are told to neutralize the threat..

[u/Practical_Walrus2616 → u/krba201076]

I agree with you as well, I had a moment where I was in an episode and actively self harming as the cops walked in, I ran into the bathroom and locked the door, they gave me multiple warning and ended up breaking the door down as I had my blade in my hand, they reached for their weapon and told me to drop it. I did but at the time my mother called the cops and I was only 14! they then put me in handcuffs.

[u/Practical_Walrus2616 → u/krba201076]

They usual get someone on site who is qualified.

Edit: in my experience the Ambulance and police would both show up, I did have the cops called on me MULTIPLE times as a teenager due to mental health episodes etc, both would come in. And they would have someone talk to me to figure out the problem. so I guess they usually don’t have someone on site all the time but from my own experiences they did.