My husband has suffered from anxiety and depression for the last few years but, apart from the odd bad spell, it has been reasonably well managed.
Just over a week ago he walked out on me and our children and said he needed some space to get his head together. He said he is emotionally dead and he doesn't feel like a real person. He is staying with family and comes to see the children every day but has told me that, although he loves and cares for me more than anything, he doesn't know whether we have a future together. He wouldn't admit this was anything to do with depression - despite the fact that he changed his medication around 4 weeks ago and the side effects are known to be that the symptoms get worse before better.
Last night I had some messages from him that he was so sad and doesn't know what to do. I again asked him to go back to his doctor and try to get counselling (which he has always refused) but he did agree. The thing is, I don't really know where to go from here. He will probably change his mind but I don't know where to start with trying to get him some counselling. He once had CBT but didn't find it helpful and didn't really open up. I've heard that it takes months for a referral to the IAPT team. I'm also not sure whether the medication is actually working, whether the dose is ok or whether he just needs to wait longer. Can we ask for a referral from the GP to a specialist? A psychiatrist or something? I don't know what to do next.
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Husband's depression
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amatuermummy · 09/08/2016 09:13
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