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Moving on with life

AdlinContributor

Moving on with life

My husband and I have been caring for a young adult child with a mental illness triggered by drug use for well over 4 years. Thankfully he beat the drugs but the cost has been high for ongoing his mental health. My husband is great, he is kind, sensitive and caring. He has also been able to compartmentalise this matter and get on with his life. Our child is even getting well enough that he is beginning to take small steps towards independence that is great. But I find my self lost increasingly unable to get a grip on life again. I lost some of my spark and drive in the whole episode. My husband knows how I feel, but I cannot keep bringing it all up because it drags both him and my child down, it does not help anyone, let alone anyone with a mental illness. I feel trapped underwater but unable to swim. Any suggestions?

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AdlinContributor

Re: Moving on with life

Thanks Sandy and others for the thoughts. I did go and seek, but I discovered that I was actually suffering from low iron and was anaemic and that I had an underlying health issue that I was not aware of. I am feeling much better now and able to cope now that I am not anaemic. For me it was a lesson to look after my own health and not just assume that how I was feeling was due to the circumstances I was dealing with. Warm regards Adlin.
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