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I am grateful that I have been able to work through a considerable amount of work anxiety. I am also grateful for my son, and my friends.

I have stayed at a new job as a nurse assistant for 3 weeks now, which is a profession I practically ran away crying from 10 years ago due to anxiety and avoident tendencies. I have thought about running for the hills after some bumps in the road, but have been able to work through that urge...

That's the thing, I pretty much have an exit plan. There's a domestic violence center near by that can help my start the divorce/custody stuff, and help me get an order of protection if she harasses/stalks me via phone or otherwise. I have friends I can stay with that aren't too far from my...

Hello, Just wanted to let people who have supported me on this site before (and anyone else) that I'm still here. I still haven't left her, i'm still miserable in the relationship, still cant stop myself from reacting to her in a caring and re-assuring way even though I know she's never shown...

Yeah. Last night she was in a relitively good mood, sometimes when she is she calls me a whore, then she says she's kidding and acts like I've overreacted when I haven't really reacted outwardly at all yet...

In answer to one question, I don't have any legal custody, or right to make medical decisions about my stepdaughter. It more of a "Dad in title, cause the biological father was an abusive narcissist". 2nd Public school finally gave in and are paying to send my stepdaughter to a more...

Personally I'd give the abilify a try at least, but I have no say in my stepdaughters medical care, and my wife is afraid of/hates most people in clinical positions. All i can do is Express concerns about my son's safety. It's almost like I have an automatic reaction to defend her beliefs even...

Thanks everybody. I will try to support other people on their posts more often. This has been a very supportive resource for me.

I will, soon. There's also stuff going on with my stepdaughter that could impact my son. She's developmentally disabled, and gets agressive. Recently she's graduated from kicking through dry wall, to kicking/trying to kick through glass windows and trying to play in the glass. Because of...

No worries Friday

Didn't mean to cause any conflict. Also I really didn't bring up the vaccinations to start a debate, just to point out that I was aftraid to tell her, or even speak my opinion about it. I don't mind being challanged on what I am saying. That being said I appreciate everyone's ongoing support...

I can go stay with my mom, though it wouldn't be optimal for my current work situation/job training situation. The domestic violence place close by doesn't have a shelter, it would just be to get divorce and custody stuff started. There are friends that I could stay with that are a bit closer...

So I know I can't stay with my wife, despite my anxiety about my son. Last night she was in a good mood, and kept (almost manically) presenting rediculous hypothetical situations (like would I let someone cut off her toe for a billion dollars, or if someone was threatening her life unless I had...

To clarify, the therapist did acknowledge that I have a right to privacy. Most of the defending I speak of was at home. I thought maybe the therapist was placating her a bit to build a raport. But yeah I'm working on the getting out.

I was hoping the fact that she went through my journals would be a red flag to the mariage counselor. There's a domestic violence place not far from me that can help me get paperwork started when I leave for divorce and custody arrangement and what not. My individual counselor knows...

I don't really have anyone else to talk to, at least not for the next week or so. Things are out of control with my wife, not that this is the first time. She obviously doesn't trust anyone. She acted like I endanged our child because I let the doctor give him more than one vaccination at a...

I'll consider the privacy, but I don't think there's much danger of her reading anything I've written here. I appreciate everybodies input. All I know at the moment is that I just had to pick my stepdaughter up from school 2 hours after is started cause she was out of control kicking walls...

Oh, my individual therapist knows everything I posted on this site. She thinks highly of the couples therapist, but I don't think she is hopeful that the couples therapy will work. My wife will say she doesn't have a problem with my mother, and doesn't know why I needed to lie. But she often...

1. Yes I do have an individual therapist, she's quite supportive. 2. We've only met with the couple's therapist once, and it was really half a session cause of GPS issues. She seems really good, and my individual therapist thinks highly of her. It's not so much that I dont have room to talk...

I know... just wish it was easier She just comes in so fast and hard with her words and justifications, I dont even realize it was gaslighting till later.

So my wife just agreed to mariage counseling (which at the moment seems kind of bittersweet). She only agreed to go after she caught me in a lie, which was really only me not telling her that my mom was coming over when she was at work on some sundays. She told the counselor that her goal was...

Thanks. I want to return the support more. Everyone on this site has been do supportive and encouraging.

Hello, Thought I'd let y'all know that I have an appointment with a lawyer Friday. I spoke with her over the phone, she didn't seem to think emotional abuse would hold much weight legally, but I was pretty much expecting that. I've been starting to feel more hopeless. I just wish I had...

Good to know, thank you. Sry your experience went the way it did.

I filled out an application for pro bono because I'm low income. A domestic violence center near by gave me the number for that. Supposedly they get back to you in 48 hours or so.