Why did you get married Rodgers, if you feel trapped? It doesn't sound like you really wanted to get married. Maybe couples counseling will reveal that. And there is nothing wrong with annulling the marriage or getting a divorce if your wife isn't the person you truly want to be with.
My cousin married his first wife, even though deep down he knew she wasn't truly the right person for him. He even had doubts on his wedding day and planned to call off his wedding. But he went through it with to PLEASE OTHERS. He suffered severe anxiety and panic attacks, and the couples therapy that they attended failed. He divorced his wife, she stalked him, threatened him at his place of work, and then he went to live with his parents for two years to recover. Finally, he left his parents' home, got a new job, and met his second wife whom he has a child with now. He knew from their first date that she was "the one." He's never had any panic attacks or anxiety that are related to his marriage to his second wife.
If you know deep down that this marriage was a mistake, then you need to be true to yourself and tell your wife that. She will understand. She will be upset. She will be angry, etc., but you can't stay married to her to please her, if that's not your true path.
Divorce isn't a tragedy. A tragedy is staying in an unhappy marriage. Nobody ever died of divorce.
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