Hello Everyone,

I am desperately seeking some advice and hope someone can help me. My husband of two years is majorly depressed and I am scared for his overall well-being as well as my own.

A brief bit of background info...I'm not going to get into too much because I don't want to take up too much of anyone's time. My husband "John" and I both work as paramedics. A year ago, John was the first responder on the scene of his brother's fatal car accident. This was his only sibling and they were very close. John is a very closed-up individual and never showed much emotion after "Joe's" death. He never received counseling and insisted he was "fine."

John is now an emotional wreck. At first I thought it was me and that he was having an affair or just wanted out of our marriage. He has been mean, cold, does not show affection and barely talks to me. Today when I threatened to move out, he cried. He later admitted that he doesn't know what his problem is. His major symptoms began shortly before the one-year anniversary of Joe's death.

I know he is depressed, possibly bipolar, and will not seek professional help. I am worried that he is going to hurt himself or simply self-destruct. There is much more to this story that I will share if anyone is interested.

Thank-you for reading this.