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Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Hello @PeppiPatty, over here my special friend xx

Hello Everyone

Love to hear from others on the forum if you experience this

My hubby has been diagnosed with lots of things and has had MI all his life

do you find things goes ok and i start to feel confident and wanting to go forward and then everytime something always happens to upset it -- sometimes I think is it a controlling thing ?? that he wants to be in control ??

Don`t know if I am making this up , but i have that feeling ,

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Sometimes anything we say feels inadequate -- very true @Former-Member

Are you concerned he is becoming suicidal again? --- no not yet , which is good

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Gentle words of love and appreciation are sometimes all that one can offer @Shaz51

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hello fellow ups and downers @Shaz51 @Former-Member

have read about your infection and strong antibiotic doses...

good that you are keeping on top of that...antibiotics are very exhausting too..

do you think that mr shaz is worrying more about you now as you have had more issues..

seems to be a pattern when your health is down that he cannot cope as well and seems to struggle expressing that...too painful perhaps...

I do not want to come across as poking my nose in...

just wanted to say as a person who has been in the depths of despair with depression...it can lurk in the background and take over without warning...for the sufferer....

when struggling through difficult stages of this we have no energy...not only physically but have no energy to communicate or even listen...we can't take any more in...there is no room left...

so sometimes all that he might want is for you to just listen ....

or even just sit with him and say nothing..just hold hands...

will be good for both of you

you are such a blessing in his life and I know that mr shaz means the world to you too.

sending you big hugs and more for mr and mrs darcy in the background there..

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Re: Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Being gentle with yourself too @Shaz51, is there a little something you can do for yourself this evening?

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@Former-Member wrote ----do you think that mr shaz is worrying more about you now as you have had more issues..

seems to be a pattern when your health is down that he cannot cope as well and seems to struggle expressing that...too painful perhaps...

thank you @Former-Member , I think it is very true my awesome friend , it seem to be developing a pattern like that and I have thought for a long time that is if I am ok then Mr shaz is OK too

also too this is the 2nd anniversary of my FIL passed away

and I think too is that the skin cancer surgery coming up too may be on his mind and his anxiety about the weather too

wow , @Former-Member, and how are you my friend xxxx

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@Shaz51hugs for your struggles and pains

@Former-Member@Former-Member

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@Former-Member
Appreciating your insight

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@Shaz51 @Former-Member @outlander @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member

There seems to be so much affecting us all at the moment..

overload

am weary so hearts all around :::

you have no idea how hard it was to post the hearts on my iPad....miss non techno whizz here signing out

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goodnight @Former-Member

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Goodnight @Former-Member ..... 💕
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