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Anyone ended relationship with a depressed partner?

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Jaded2023 · 02/09/2023 22:59

Hi - so my partner has been suffering with major depression for over a year now - on meds reg Therapy but he seems if anything to be getting worse .

my own mh is now starting to be affected and I feel I am at my own limit in terms of resilience.

has anyone any words of wisdom

  • I want to help him but I feel at risk of going down too!
thanks for reading x
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Jaded2023 · 18/01/2024 18:53

mogglemoo · 17/01/2024 06:36

I know, I’ll get him there- I’m more stubborn than he is.

It was interesting at my appointment at the GP- I said I was struggling to cope with all this home stuff as well as a very demanding job. I told him that I was being referred for counselling through work. He said that was good, then said he didn’t think I needed anti-ds, my struggles would go away when the situation is resolved. He offered me diazepam as a short term solution, but explained they were ‘crap’ and could be addictive.

When my husband eventually went to the GP at the beginning of December, the same doctor handed anti-dos out to him there and then.

i’ve had a better night’s sleep, so feel better able to cope. Let’s see what today brings….

So sorry you are having such a dreadful time. Did your husband have any mh problems before this happened? Feel free to pm me any time xx

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