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So, I need some really serious advice.

My wife got into one of many arguments with her mentally ill sister and schizophrenic mom. She is at the end of her rope, and wants a place to stay. She has no friends, makes little effort to try and get some together, her grandma can't help and my own mother decides to run her off with the trick of being the heavily suspicious, judgmental mother-in-law.

At this point, her ability to cope looks more like Stockholm Syndrome and it is driving me up a tree, downstairs to the elves factory, back up, grasping at air like a wall for climbing rocks into heaven to scream bloody murder so loudly into one of the clouds, you won't be able to hear the upcoming words in your head as you read them. I'm trying to keep sane and think of answers, but she really doesn't help.

What do I do?

Let people crash on your couches. What comes around goes around.

From where I'm typing you're lucky not to be alone. Very few of my skills/assetts are generally considered everyday necessities and it's a grind. I have a really good friend who's schizophrenic. I guarantee you'll at least learn something...

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Not sure I completely understand what's going on. Here's the thing, and please forgive me if this is unduly harsh:

You can't fix crazy. What you are experiencing are the issues people who thoughtlessly enter into relationships and marriages. Marriage isn't about couples. It's about families. By accepting your wife, you accept her crazy family.

I had to deal with my wife's grandmother, who was a manipulative, passive-aggressive wrecking ball. I knew that she could deal with it in the kind of positive way that wouldn't invite the grandmother's ugliness into our home. And it wasn't that her grandmother was just pure evil or anything, but she could be a control freak if no one called her out on it. I also recognized it as a temporary situation, as all relationships ultimately are. My father-in-law was AWESOME. My mom welcomed her like her long-lost daughter. I knew this was going to work out just fine. I couldn't say that about previous relationships.

But that's where you are. You're dealing with folks who are certifiable. Your best recourse is to see if you can convince your wife to distance herself from her own family. My experience has always been that people are unwilling to do this. So unless your wife is a very strong person and can cut her own flesh and blood out of your lives, I'm afraid you're just stuck.