Don't let his threats scare you. You are the strong one in this, and there is hope in the legal system. He's threatening you because he has no worth in himself. If you think he's abusing you, he is. Seems best to do whatever you can for your son to keep him from being abused too.
Meditation
Perhaps; perhaps not. While some mental illnesses have genetic components and might be shared by a parent and child, many have no genetic component and do not run in families.
The actress who played Jack Gallagher's mother on the TV show Mental is Samantha Eggar. Confirmed on IMDB.
There are many factors that can cause a mental illness. If the mother uses drugs this can cause mental issues. If the father physically abuses the mother while carrying the child this could cause mental defects by injuring the fetus. There are also genetic reasons that can cause mental illness that either or both parents can carry. There are many things that are believed to cause mental illnesses so blaming it on a single cause or person is nearly imposable to do.
No more than any one else.
mental illness
Your mother has a severe mental disorder.
This is likely a hallucination, which is a symptom of mental illness.
The cast of His Temper-Mental Mother-in-Law - 1916 includes: Alice Howell Lucille Hutton Margaret Joslin Billie Ritchie Harry Todd
Most of the time, infants’ physical and mental constitution is determined by how well their mother’s diet is. The umbilical cord sends all nutrients to the baby while the mother is pregnant with him or her. Nutritional deficiencies in the mother result in compromised mental and/or physical development of the baby in the womb.
Yes. It is very strongly possible.
mental retardation caused by an expectant mother's alcohol abuse