My husband was just diagnosed with chronic depression a few months ago. He is in the military, but is in the process of getting a medical discharge because of the depression. The episode that led to the diagnosis involved him pulling himself out of firearm training because he was thinking of hurting himself. I know I am lucky that he had the wisdom to seek help immediately and not put himself in a situation where he would hurt himself. He is in treatment currently, although we don't know what w'll do once he's out of the military and no longer on their insurance.

I love my husband very much. I want to make things work, but it is stressful to be around him in his down moods. I have never been an emotional person myself- I generally go through life on a very steady note, and generally approach life with extreme practicality. (DH has never been practical whether he's up or down, but I love that about him.) I have a hard time understanding where he's coming from when I can't see a problem.

Our 1 year anniversary is in a month. I know that this is something we will have to deal with for the rest of our lives, but I don't know where to start or what to do. Any advice would be very much appreciated.