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Supporting a depressed spouse.

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 1, 2023 | Replies (39)

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@gingerw

@ktawater Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! I'm happy to see what others have posted here to you. While I am not in the same shoes as you, I do deal with depression myself.

Is your husband doing any therapy? Taking any medications? Sometimes it is difficult to see any assistance from those closest to us. Being available to be a listening ear, not changing the subject so he feels comfortable being vulnerable with you, might help. Has he verbalized what being a help to him will entail, so you know what to do [given that there could be changes at any time!]. I imagine it is difficult to know when to ask him how you can "be there".

I look forward to hearing from you, and listening to your journey of progress in this.
Ginger

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I wish he would go to therapy, or us go as a couple! In my mind, I've tried all the things. I'm just tired, tired of being the strong one all the time, tired of having to take care of everything, tired of everything being my fault, etc. I sound so selfish! I'm really not, though. It just feels like the movie groundhog day!