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ROLLER COSTER MID LIFE CRISIS

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Goudeau · 15/06/2025 09:24

My hubby and I have been together for 25 years. The first 15 was happy,happy,joy,joy! The next 5 was survival mode from all the sicknesses that was taking taking family and friends but these next 5 years are trying to say the least. He lost his job. I lost mine as well but found a new one with lower pay,lost our house and both our cars broke down within a week of each other. Then he start to get really depressed and stayed in the playground of his mind a little bit too long and now he's manifesting things that are happening to his body. He's in constant pain, itching and other things. He tries to play it off but in the middle of the night I hear him praying his heart out for God to take this burden off of him. It breaks my hart to see a man who use to take life by the horn so beaten down by life. I try to keep him encouraged but it's so draining.. Help any advice?

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AttilaTheMeerkat · 15/06/2025 09:34

You need to help your own self too by putting your oxygen mask on before helping others.

Will he be both willing and able to see his GP to talk about this?. Depression and anxiety lie at the heart of all this from him and anxiety can manifest physically too.

Does he want to work again and if so how is he getting on with that?.

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