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Supporting a depressed spouse.
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 1, 2023 | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
My husband has been depressed for decades. He's 76 and a Viet Nam vet. He has PTSD. He's been diagnosed as bipolar. He's tried every med known to science. Nothing works for long. So, I get you. It's frustrating and it seems never-ending. Maybe I'm the cause of it. He hasn't worked for 10 or 15 years. I work only two days a week now that I'm getting social security. I love the people I work with and it helps get me out of this sad house. My husband is also losing his memory now. Things have gotten worse. Things are bad at the moment.
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I was reading an article on mental health issues in the largest Canadian newspaper and it states what "Dr. Thomas Insel, a psychiatrist, led the U.S. National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), the largest funder of mental-health research in the world, for 13 years. He’s advised American presidents and overseen US$20-billion of funding" had to say about fixing the mental health problem by focusing on three things: people,place and purpose." IOW, social connection, place to live and eat wholesome food, and having a purpose in life that will guide you Before going to work What you wish to accomplish the next day.
As someone who is in his 8th decade, I rarely have to depend on health professionals, with no tests, meds and with healthy lifestyle still able to carry groceries weighing 20 lbs for ten minutes. We want to feel we matter...and that means how we spend our time must convince us that it wasn't just whiling away but added value to you AND humanity around.
I wish you good luck in your search for a solution.