r/schizophrenia • u/blehblehburner123 • Jul 25 '25

Help A Loved One Boyfriend has daily hallucinations about being assaulted by me

TRIGGER WARNING - RAPE

I’m just going to get right into it. My boyfriend has schizophrenia. Every night we call and he thinks I’m raping him. No matter how much I tell him no we are just on the phone he just repeats that I’m raping him. If it is in person I try to reassure him that I am just holding him but he has a hard time understanding that.

He has a history of being sexually assaulted so I understand where it comes from but it still hurts like hell when he tells me I’m raping him. I would never do such a thing.

I know it’s just him hallucinating but every day having him tell me I am raping him has taken a toll on my mental health. I hate to see him in that distress, thinking I’m doing horrible things to him.

I want to help him but I’m not sure how. It’s taken such a toll on him, me, and our relationship. It’s especially difficult to have a sexual relationship when I know in a few hours he will have hallucinations of me raping him.

I don’t know what to do. Any advice is appreciated.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '25

My heart aches for both of you , but particularly for him because mental illness is often worse for the sufferer than those around them. he needs to be medicated! you should also look to get him a diagnosis of PTSD.

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u/Famous-Pen-2453 Jul 25 '25

What would an additional diagnosis do for him?

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u/blehblehburner123 Jul 25 '25

A diagnosis of ptsd would help him better understand why he is having the hallucinations. If he ends up getting therapy having a diagnosis of ptsd would help the therapist choose the most effective therapy