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Mental health slipping

Mental health slipping

Two years ago my marroage fell apart and my husband blamed some of it on my mental health. This is inspite me struggling with it for the 25 years of our marriage, and DH not make any effort to understand it, but to just ignore it.

After two years of meds, counselling and personal growth I feel like I am relatively stable, but I dont trust him to support me if I slip again. My question is this. If you feel yourself starting to get depressed or anxious again, do you tell him? Our marriage is still broken and I just can't trust him for support anymore, which is my problem not his. He has been supportive in his way of ignoring the problem and he still won't talk to me.

I am anxious with a new job I start in a month with a bank and I cant talk to him. What do I do? I have asked what would happen if I started feeling depressed again and he said he would support me, but he hasnt go the coping skills for that yet.

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It may be hard for now @Sparrow79 , but soon, these blocks, walls, and doors open to an array of opportunities. Just keep trudging along! I have faith and hope in you.

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@Sparrow79 wrote:
Thanks. My husbands biggest problem is he is a fixer. Whats wrong ok how do i fix it. Conversations are dead ended because i dont want him to fix things, just listen. But without the distraction of the kids that have grown up now, we dont really have anything to talk about anyway. Tbh id rather stay on my own most of the time.

Ah, I see @Sparrow79 .

I'm sorry to hear there's no longer a psychologist in your area 😞 I hope you can see the local womens' health support worker soon.

Thanks for the tag @tyme !

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Re: Mental health slipping

Hi @Sparrow79 ,

I forgot to mention yesterday that you can have a look at out Guided Service as well to see if you are eligible: https://www.sane.org/referral

Cheers, tyme

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