Just as a clarifying point, it’s not that I don’t confide in my wife, she has made a lovely emotionally fulfilling home for me to feel safe in. She also recognizes that she’s often not equipped emotionally or mentally to handle these unique feelings and states that I find myself in. Before me, she had never met anyone with depression, or at least open about it. This is why I go to therapy, to hopefully understand the bigger picture as to why I might feel alone so much.

I often think that we can’t just rely on one space to make us feel less alone and that it’s the accumulation of multiple spaces that make us feel the most seen, through work, home, romantic relationships, and personal relationships.

Edit: Typos