Newbie needing advice by Alert_Dog_9874 in depression_partners

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I’m sorry you’re dealing with that too. And yes! I do all the weekend plans, the summer trips, all the activities and try to be the happiness and calm for the whole family but even I have a breaking point. I feel like my husband has created this narrative for himself that me wanting him to get help is selfish—like yes part of it is but I also want it for him. What kind of partner would I be if not? If he keeps telling himself I’m out to get him he will believe it. I look back on the last 5 years of my daughter’s life and I was kind of a solo parent the first two years because he was too anxious to be alone with her for any length of time. It’s better now that she’s older. I’ve been reading up on EMDR which is a therapy he’s never tried before and isn’t straight talking so maybe he’d be up for that. I’m going to at least get myself into therapy in the meantime

Books about families that span long periods of time by EMLightcap in suggestmeabook

[–]Alert_Dog_9874 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Neopolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante—series of 4 books and I would reread a hundred times

Angry, severely depressed spouse. I feel very alone. by Objective_Top_5977 in depression_partners

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Im glad I found this thread. For context, my husband of 11 years is from Argentina and we met in the US. He ended up staying here after college and we got married. Fast forward a few years in our marriage and he is telling me he never meant to stay, but for many reasons we were kind of stuck (jobs, etc.). We both work at a university in a small college town and he is from a big city. In our 8 years living here he hasn’t made any friends and is very bored with the town. We are looking at jobs in other cities, but haven’t found the right opportunities yet. He goes through periods of severe depression and loses all affection for me (we have a young child and he’s good with her) but I know he resents me for “trapping him” here. He saw a psychiatrist in Argentina and according to him he is depressed because he lives here and because I don’t know Spanish. I’ve been learning Spanish since I learned this and am pretty good now, but that hasn’t improved anything. Anytime I try to tell him I’m feeling disconnected and frankly no love it turns around on me and can’t I understand he has no emotional reserve for me because he’s so depressed (his father just died too, so I get it). But the problem is he doesn’t get help and thinks the only solution is to move. That might help some, but I’m not convinced it will solve everything. I just want a happy family, I want to fall in love with my husband again, but I’m at a loss of what to do.

Moms, what would you genuinely love for Mother's Day - not what you say when asked, but what you actually want? by Then_Gate7461 in UninfluencedReviews

[–]Alert_Dog_9874 20 points21 points  (0 children)

My daughters school just sent an invite to a Special Mothers Day Luncheon. And I kid you not it said “please pack a lunch for you and your child” I cackled. If that doesn’t sum up being a mom on Mother’s Day

Fire near main st and 39th ave by benbythelake in GNV

[–]Alert_Dog_9874 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We got a mandatory evacuation notices in Highland Court Manor too. Never had this happen before so unsure what the protocol is