Thread: Feeling hurt :/
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Old Dec 29, 2012, 07:40 PM
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I'm so sorry your husband isn't being supportive. It sounds like a couple of things are going on and I suspect that your husband does care about you and feels powerless to help you. He listens to what you are are going through and as most guys would want to do he wants to fix it for you and probably feels powerless and frustrated so he tells you to 'snap out of it'. It is really hard for them to hear how we are feeling. I tried hiding it from my husband and realized I had to put it all out there on the table - there was no hiding it and he has been very supportive thankfully. I also told him when I start therapy after my outpatient program he's more than welcome to sit in on a session to talk about depression etc...

Unfortunately even though our husbands want to be there for us they can't be our therapists or psychiatrists. My husband has anxiety and tries putting that on my shoulders but I've decided to not deal with his anxiety anymore. I can't fix it for him and I can't take his anxiety on as my own. Is that what your husband is feeling perhaps? I'm not saying his words to you are acceptable in any way just a few thoughts.

There are people as I've learned who have treatment resistant depression fyi... not saying that's what you have but it sounds like some different meds are in order for you? I would suggest a psychiatrist to get meds straitened out. A lot of PCP's don't know what they are doing when it comes to psychiatric medication and depression etc...

PS - I can certainly relate to being in bed all day if it weren't for my children. Big hugs to you!

Keep us posted.
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