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Old Mar 25, 2012, 11:45 AM
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Hi Kathi, welcome to PC.

I was in a situation similar to yours. Battling depression and other problems while living with an abusive spouse (don't saying your husband is abusive, saying mine was). My T used to tell me that my trying to get better while living in that environment was like someone with a heart condition trying to get better while they continued to eat fried chicken. I couldn't understand what he meant. In mycase I made itty bitty steps toward healing while I was still in the marriage. Are you able to move out of the house for awhile while you go to therapy? Not to enter a hospital, just live somewhere else for a bit, maybe get an apartment?

I understand your fear of your pdoc putting you back in the same psych hospital again if you talk to her/him about how you are feeling, but maybe you could say you aren't a danger to yourself, you just need a break while you start to heal and s/he could recommend some place?