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Thank you.. I'm having a bad day today but I have no choice.. I need to keep going..as much as it hurts to leave the last 8 years of my life behind it is no longer in my hands to fix...

So I finally made a decision... I have left my house... I've realized that I am worth it.. That I am a great wife, friend.. Have a very big heart and can give so much... I thought of an analogy last night when talking to my husband about my departure... I told him we do not live alone in our...

I am glad you are working on getting better Chris, that is def an important step. It will be a day to day goal-to continue to progress... I am also glad you are getting help.. Continue that, it will not only be beneficial with your profession but also your close relationships. Welcome!

So I've been carrying a lot of weight for the past I want to say 10 years...I have not spoken about this to anyone.. The first time I mentioned this out loud was on a post here.. To say that this site has been an eye opener is to put it mildly... A long time ago I was in a relationship that I...

I am by far the appropriate person to give advice but one thing I have found to be helpful is to write how I feel when I am feeling deep in my depression... I also get to therapy and either draw a complete blank or just cannot remember or share... With writing things down I am able to share my...

Thank you Muse. I think he is overwhelmed and thinks that cling it quits will make him his life stress-free... Although he goes to therapy he is not consistent and his PTSD is really bad.. Keeping appearances is def what he is doing... Everyone things he has no issues and that is definitely...

So... I just need to vent...need advice... My husband and I... well it's not working... I have some emotional issues myself and he has combat PTSD.. He is emotionally numb and has been for years..All of our financial issues and his job and stuff have made the cup spill and then some...We are...

It's the harsh reality but definitely the truth. I truly appreciate all of your concerns and input. I have gotten more insight in the last two days than in the last decade... I will work on it and press on!

Thank you Eve. I am working on that. I started couple's therapy and have spoken to that counselor for individual also.that has been such a hurtful part of my life that I tried to forget and suppress and has def affected me. I understand that now. Thank you for the insight! I appreciate it!

I appreciate it.. I have felt so lost.. With no place in the world... This has made my trauma float to the surface and it has made me both numb but also I feel everything.. Thanks for the support!

I definitely think he is overwhelmed... I tried to help but I think it made things worse.. Now I'm trying to work on damage control.. It's even worse cause I have my own issues to deal with.. I just hope he continues with the therapy and we can work on this together..

Thank you.. After reading a little about this it does sound like us...at this point I am willing to try anything... Like you said of course, he needs to want to get better himself. He is going to individual therapy but is not consistent. I think he is unsure of what he wants although he states...

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Yea.. We are doing the couple therapy and I am definitely going to seek help for myself... It is hard but at the end I need to be ok... Luckily we do not have children... but at the same time that is another reason for me to get depressed... I just need to get out of this hole... thanks for...

We've had a lot of financial problems and outside stressors that have complicated everything.... He said he's felt like that for year but he just thought that if he continue to press on it would get better...I definitely think he is at his worst now and is just pushing me away because he doesn't...

Thank you for taking the time to read and ask questions... I was very young and thought at the time because he was my boyfriend and blah blah... it didn't count... He also used to be physically abusive and literally destroyed my life... I was thankful to get out of that and be free... I never...

So this as everyone may imagine is difficult.... So ill just get it over with... I was sexually abused about 12 years ago by my then boyfriend... I do not talk about this to anyone-not even my family knows..The only person that has some idea of what happened is my husband... Unfortunately he was...

You are not a terrible person...it is something that definitely weighs on you day in and out...I've been dealing with my husband's PTSD for 8 years but he is highly functional(which doesn't meant anything) so he doesn't drink... He is emotionally numb and has decided to end our marriage. It is...