Two years ago, this 32-year-old man’s 33-year-old Wife ended up filing for divorce. While he was crushed about his wife leaving him, he couldn’t exactly place any blame on her for her decision.

They were with one another for six years, and things were absolutely wonderful between them for some period of time.

“We had a memorable engagement in Belize (a long story involving bats, getting stranded at the Mayan ruins where I proposed to her, and being rescued by a passing British military exercise… but that’s a whole other story),” he explained.

“I won’t wax poetic about it but suffice to say it’s the happiest I’ve ever been. And I think I made her very happy, too.”

“She was my best friend, and we were ready to spend the rest of our lives together. I was extremely close to her whole family as well. I was her brother’s best man at his wedding.”

Suddenly, his mental health tanked, and he began acting bizarrely and erratically. Any time that he and his wife left their home, he felt as if someone was following him.

But then, home stopped being a safe space for him as he also began to believe listening devices were hidden under their roof and mysterious agencies were monitoring the devices they used.

His wife took him to the ER after one particular incident, and he was ultimately diagnosed with a psychotic break, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder.

His wife didn’t leave him and instead tried to be as supportive as possible as he sought treatment for his condition.

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Despite receiving treatment, his peculiar behavior wouldn’t let up, and he kept increasingly acting in ways that were so out of left field.

Previously, he was always incredibly stable, but he spiraled into a deeper and darker hole. The substance abuse problems he picked up also didn’t help, and finally, his wife told him she was done after he lied about using a substance.

Even after the divorce, he stayed in touch with his wife’s brother, who also attempted to be a support system for the two of them as they split up their lives.

As time went on, his now ex-wife’s brother cut him out of his life as well, and in the following twelve months, he did his best to get in contact with his ex-wife’s brother as well as his ex-wife.

He texted them, he emailed them, and finally, he just stopped trying to reach out to the two of them as he couldn’t blame them for how his life had turned out.

Friends he shared with his ex-wife exited his life, and he suspects some more of his lies and bad stories came out post-divorce, so everyone avoided him like the plague.

“I sank pretty low, lost multiple jobs, and barely scraped by,” he said. “Fast forward to now. I’m still struggling, but I’ve managed to hold a good, well-paying job and even bought a few properties.”

“I got a new little pup named Archie, who keeps me going when times get tough. I’ve kept at therapy, and it’s definitely helped. But recently, while traveling, I suddenly collapsed.”

After arriving at a hospital and telling the Doctor about his medical history, he went in for an MRI. The way the doctor treated him really scared him, as he could tell the doctor thought something terrible had to be going on.

The MRI results came back, and it turns out that he has a Brain Tumor. As soon as the doctor delivered the news, he felt relieved.

All of the awful things he has recently gone through add up, and it’s not unheard of for people with brain tumors to be misdiagnosed as bipolar, which did happen to him.

The doctors suspect that his brain tumor has spent a long time slowly growing within his head, which accounts for his bizarre behavior. He should be able to be successfully treated by undergoing surgery, and his prognosis is great.

Now, his dilemma is whether or not to inform his ex-wife about what’s going on. He misses her and dreams of one day getting back together with her.

“I want to try to reach out to my ex-wife and her brother,” he continued. “But maybe they’ve moved on with their lives, and I shouldn’t try to reinsert myself.”

“I’ve done enough damage as it is. They don’t seem to want to have any contact with me. But I also feel like they should know. They may have blocked my number and email, but I do still have some mutual friends I could reach out through.”

“For all I know, my wife is in another relationship, and I shouldn’t reopen those wounds. But if the roles were reversed, I’d want her to let me know. So how should I move forward here? What, if anything, should I say?”

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