Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Kidd's bout with marital problem is a case of mental illness

The news about former Phoenix Sun's center NBA star Jason Kidd filing for divorce from his wife was interesting in a strange way to me. When I read the section, I found something very familiar to me. Exerpt:

His complaint, however, paints a detailed portrait of Joumana Kidd as a vitriolic, jealous and paranoid wife prone to public outbursts and threats, including during a recent Nets game.
According to the complaint, Joumana Kidd used the couple's 8-year-old son on Dec. 27 to sneak into the Nets locker room and rummage through Jason Kidd's locker to find his cell phone. After looking up the names and numbers on it, the complaint said she left her son behind as she went upstairs to take a front row seat, where she shouted insults at Kidd throughout the game.
The papers accuse Joumana Kidd of kicking, hitting, punching and throwing household objects at her husband as she became "increasingly controlling and manipulative" in the last few years of their union.
According to Kidd, his wife had tracking devices installed on his cars and computers and has harassed his trainer, friends and family.


I think his wife seriously needs to consult a psychiatrist. It shows an evidence of mental problems. If these were the worst he experienced, he had really too much for an NBA star to have to deal with. People experience far worse than thse. I speak from personal experience. However, what can one do when someone has mental illness, and it is impossible to interact rationally?

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