So, it's been a rough past week. My marriage is in a real bad place, & the majority of the damage is on me and my behaviors. I'm battling self hatred for the pain I've caused my spouse, which I've justified over many years by the way he treats me. It's a horrible case of two COMPLETELY DIFFERENT people, who have never been able to find a way to meet in the middle to work through our issues. I've had 2 psychotic breaks in as many months, & my husband just can't wrap his mind around my 'emotional issues.' After a train wreck of a therapy session last week, it came out that he had aspergers. As if things weren't difficult enough, it's confirmed I'm married to a man that CAN'T get me. Here I am an intensely emotional creature who can't manage her emotions... And there he is a hard wired Aspie, who's never had the opportunity to work on mental issues he didn't even realize he had. I'm overwhelmed and feeling so lonely & out of place.
Question. What coping skills work for any of y'all when you feel yourself spiraling emotionally? I try journaling and talking it out. Those don't always work :-(