Everyboy, from bitter experience. If you, or a loved one, need professional help, GET THAT HELP.
4 of my 6 former partners were ill, 2 of them extremely serious but I did not realized that until the relationships were over. Bofh of them have multipule personality disorder and both have paranoid schizohreia on top. One of them also has bipolar. Both of them knew how to manipulate extremely well, including manipulate for no reasons. Such as accusing someone of sexual harrassment then proceed to secretly cheating on me with that person. The other one was so paranoid that she put firearms next to the windows in all four walls in her room. My parents adored the most manipulative one,while did express concern about the other's physical health, which turned out to be fake. In any case, they were reaally good at manipulation, however, there is no reason for it. Ai will just be wasting time looking for answers. First there was none, second what Kaede said showed that there was somethibg seriously wrong which has nothibg to do with Ai. Ai was just unlucky to know Kaede.
Looking back, I did not know those two exes at all. I gave up trying to get closure because closure actually achieved by recognizing their insanity. I was just unlucky to meet them. I also only knew one side of them, or whatever side they wanted to show to me. It would be similar to what Ai experiencing now, that is, just what Kaede really is, or another side of her. Kaede definitely has the persona of a cult leader. Maybe the husband knows and try to help, but cannot really tell Ai and Kon the truth, as it is both embarrassing and frightening.
You actually cannot force someone to seek help. You cannot call the professionals to take the person to the ward (or sectioned) unless the person harming herself or planing to harm others. Further more, it usually requires close relatives or dometsic partners to make the phone call for help. Friends do not count unless they are the ones who personally felt threatened. Ai qualifies not because they were dating (but not anymore), but rather Kaede choked her. Ai genuinely believed that Kaede tried to murder her.
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