I want to walk away from my life

[ineedhelpwithlife]

I’m really having a hard time at the moment. Husband is suffering from chronic pain and is miserable, talks about little else, always here, irritable and depressed. I do get it but it’s left me with an awful lot to deal with.

We have 2 young children and our five year old is extremely challenging. I feel like walking away from my own life sometimes. I just keep thinking I can’t manage another day like this. Any enjoyment from life has gone. Can anyone relate?

i know how you feel.

I wish I was a pigeon sometimes

Everything attacks and eats pigeons though don’t they? Maybe a cat …

Been feeling like this for about 5 years. Grumpy DH, tween/teen hell, zero enjoyment in life, treadmill of work/chores - but obviously I can’t, so onwards I trudge

As someone who suffers from chronic pain and worries about the effect it has on his wife I say leave, don’t hang around if you don’t want to out of pity.

I don’t even care if I’m eaten some days!

But seriously. Sorry life can be so bloody unfair and challenging. Lots of hugs to you

It isn’t out of pity. Life is hardly going to look better if I walk out and leave my suffering DH at the first sign of trouble! Nonetheless, it does really affect me and I can’t pretend it doesn’t.

Have you spoke to him about it? If it was me I’d want to do anything to make it easier for you, could you have some kind of respite from it? Like a mini holiday with friends or family every so often?