My Husband is Mentally Ill
By DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
United States
March 22, 2016 9:13am CST
You would think he would get help, but no, he thinks he is just fine. He calls his illness a hobby, but I don't.
Every morning he leaves the house, alone. I refuse to go with him, because I don't want to catch his disease.
His illness is going to antique shops and thrift shops. He enjoys discovering new ones every day.
Everything in this photo came from one or the other, except for the chandelier. My problem and his is that we have no more room at all, but out he went again!
I think he should open his own shop or enter the looney bin.
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48 responses
@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
22 Mar 16
Although everything in your photo is really pretty I can certainly understand not having any room for anything else. I like your idea of your hubby opening his own shop 
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@allknowing (136588)
• India
22 Mar 16
That is a dreadful disease as one will not know where to stop. My friend's husband was like that. I have now lost contact with them but I know he would just sit and calculate how much he would earn if he had an auction knowing fully well he would never sell. They almost became paupers.
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@allknowing (136588)
• India
23 Mar 16
@DianneN Yes you have thought correctly. These days I am just writing without thinking.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
23 Mar 16
@allknowing You write very well! I was a teacher, so I just can't help myself! I see you fixed it. . Never a problem.
. Never a problem.1 person likes this
you'll have to build some extra rooms on your houses
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
22 Mar 16
Once upon a time I had this disease too. My house, however, was huge. It took me many years of wonderful and enjoyable hunting to decorate it just right. When it was finished, so way I.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
22 Mar 16
This is just our vacation home. My home up north is huge, and he does the same shopping there. He has bought me so much silver, including silver pots and pans, that I have no room even in that home. I'm thinking of bringing half of it to a consignment shop.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
23 Mar 16
@DianneN That sounds like a good idea. Make a little business out of it. That could become his new hobby.
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But I gotta have my limits - we sure don't have room for any of the big stuff. So, I just keep buying the little stuff 
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
23 Mar 16
Wow , that nook is beautilful . Look at that ornate console . And you said they were bought by your husband , who you said is mentally ill . 
Well, if all mentally ill are like that then it's okay, as long as he still has the budget for your foods .
Well, if all mentally ill are like that then it's okay, as long as he still has the budget for your foods . 2 people like this
@Tampa_girl7 (50273)
• United States
22 Mar 16
I must be mentally ill too. I. Love antique shops.
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@DeborahDiane (40295)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Mar 16
I have a neighbor who went to work in an antique store after he retired. He keeps spending his paycheck on more and more antiques. Now his place is so full you can barely move around in it. He should start selling his furniture back to the antique store where he works! At least your husband has good taste! LOL
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
24 Mar 16
Tell him to be careful or he could be on one of those episodes of Hoarders. LOL.
I have a few clients that can't pass up a find. Other than suspending the finds from the ceiling I have no other idea of how to keep them out of the way.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
24 Mar 16
@DianneN tell him you're going to fly me in and bring things to order, LOL.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Mar 16
@ElusiveButterfly Lol! Fly you in? I can't even fly my kids in!!!!
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@celticeagle (167071)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Mar 16
I love it! He isn't cheating on you. He isn't spending money on the sly and gambling. He isn't abusing you. I would have a yard sale to get rid of some and be happy you have him.
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@celticeagle (167071)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Mar 16
@DianneN .....He sounds like a fun guy. Loves pretty objects like you and 'stuff'.LOL
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Mar 16
@celticeagle Aww, thanks! You made my day. At least he makes me laugh a lot.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Mar 16
I really like the mirror. Maybe you should rent him a shop, surprise him.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Mar 16
@DianneN I bought so much stuff at garage sales and the like I had to stop. Now I have to sell it all on ebay . When I run out I get to shop some more.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
22 Mar 16
I wish I could find orchids at the thrift shop. I need some. All the blooms fell off my Christmas Orchid and now there are buds forming for new blossoms but it's looking pretty weird.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Mar 16
@Jeanniemaries my leaves fell off and all I had was a stick, but they come back after their dormancy. Here are my brother's orchids that he's had for years:
