![]() ![]() Pushed to the edge of the abyss, everything the couple had once taken for granted was upended. Soon after Jonas was born, Giulia had another breakdown, and then a third a few years after that. Upon release, she sunk into an extended suicidal depression during which Mark, struggling to support Giulia, was torn between the demands of keeping her safe and following doctor's orders, and honouring her independence and making her feel loved.Įventually, Giulia fully recovered, and the couple had a son. ![]() ![]() Hospitalized for almost a month, she was tormented by delusions and paranoia. Mark and Giulia fell for each other in their teens, married in their 20s, and didn't realize what their love would demand of them until Giulia suffered a terrifying and unexpected psychotic break at the age of twenty-seven. ![]() My Lovely Wife is a powerful memoir of one man's overwhelming love for his wife through mental illness and psychosis. ![]()
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