This archive report was first published on 4 January 2020.
January 4, 2020, marked a turning point for Mary, a 37-year-old high school teacher, who had been suffering from her husband's pathological jealousy for a year.
Despite frequent visits to a clinic complaining of headaches, Mary finally found the courage to speak out about her situation to her doctor.
She broke down in tears, saying, “It is finished doctor, it is.”
Her husband, Maneno, a 40-year-old lawyer, had been controlling her every move, restricting her from working, socializing, and even visiting the clinic without his presence.
He had convinced her to resign from her job, citing that she was too beautiful and men in the office would “disturb” her.
Maneno's behavior was a classic case of pathological jealousy, a condition where a person has an intense but false feeling of being cheated on.
It's more common in men than women, and the symptoms include asking for constant whereabouts, finding reasons to believe that the partner was with another person, restricting social interactions, and checking for evidence of a non-existent affair.
After diagnosing Maneno's condition, the doctor booked the couple for sex therapy to treat the pathological jealousy.
Initially, Maneno was resistant to the idea, but after the first session, he began to understand the goal of the therapy, which was to strengthen their marriage and improve sexual satisfaction.
Over eight sessions, the couple worked through their issues, and Mary finally found the freedom she had been seeking.
