iron deficiency anemia destroys marriage

Posted by smoothsailing12345 @smoothsailing12345, Dec 28, 2023

I had iron deficiency anemia i was unaware of. I was unknowingly battling its symptoms of anxiety and depression severely. They gave me sleep deprivation as i was up with negative thoughts from the anxiety. My wife thought i was acting wrongly, but i believed there was nothing wrong with me. I only thought i had digestive issues, because i had them my whole life and only thought they had gotten worse. I was acting very worried and irritable to my wife. She left me, taking our daughter. We were together almost 20 years and had a wonderful loving family until this happened. I went to the doctor after my wife left and that is when i was diagnosed with the iron deficiency anemia. it was curable over a few months and its horrible symptoms went away. I was confident once my wife found out that i was acting differently due to a curable illness, she would reconcile our family. Instead she said i was using it as an excuse for my behavior and has never spoken to me again. My wife was my whole life and i am devastated. Does anyone have any advice how i can make her understand what happened and save my family? Thank you.

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Sorry to hear this. You cannot heal someone else's hurt, only your own. Step out into the world and rebuild yourself first. People often mellow in their stances over time but you never know how long that may be. Praying for you.

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