Depression Supporters Support Group
This community is dedicated to spouses, children, relatives, co-workers and others who are actively supporting someone suffering from depression or other serious mental illness. Depression can bring about intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive, which can have a grave impact on the ability of others trying to help.
I have summers off in my job. We get to spend summer together endlessly! We love it, he does so much better as do I! It's great!
I have a difficult time when I have to head back to work and it seems even harder for him to have me go back. It's extra tough because it's not like I want to go to work. Sure if someone threw me millions of dollars I would likely be smart with it and make it last the rest of my life. But I don't have that option! I think he forgets that it's tough on me too, that I love spending time with him and I would gladly not work. Unfortunately that's just not feasible.
I applied for some other jobs and haven't gotten any this year :/. I told him that this next year we will try full force again to move. I am completely fine with that! He acts like it's the end of the world.
On the bright side he was an angel while I was gone on my business trip. He was wonderful each time I talked to him and so sweet and supportive. It was lovely!
He made that helpful.. I think it helped that I budgeted to hand him cash for whatever he needed for those days. But he was great :)
I just wish he'd stop making it hard on me... It's almost like a kid who doesn't understand the way things are. Except he's not a kid in the least. Just one of those depression habits that settle into them I guess.
I have a difficult time when I have to head back to work and it seems even harder for him to have me go back. It's extra tough because it's not like I want to go to work. Sure if someone threw me millions of dollars I would likely be smart with it and make it last the rest of my life. But I don't have that option! I think he forgets that it's tough on me too, that I love spending time with him and I would gladly not work. Unfortunately that's just not feasible.
I applied for some other jobs and haven't gotten any this year :/. I told him that this next year we will try full force again to move. I am completely fine with that! He acts like it's the end of the world.
On the bright side he was an angel while I was gone on my business trip. He was wonderful each time I talked to him and so sweet and supportive. It was lovely!
He made that helpful.. I think it helped that I budgeted to hand him cash for whatever he needed for those days. But he was great :)
I just wish he'd stop making it hard on me... It's almost like a kid who doesn't understand the way things are. Except he's not a kid in the least. Just one of those depression habits that settle into them I guess.
Glad yours handled the business trip well!
Going back to work though... Ugh. He is really struggling with it. He doesn't like being alone all day, but he doesn't want to go make friends or go to work. He doesn't like that I commute but doesn't want to move to where I work. He doesn't like being apart... And I don't either honestly. I would do very well and be quite content if we could open a little store and run it together. He would love that too. But we are just not in that type of position at all.
Well, I just don't know how to help him with this. I can tell yesterday that he put more effort into being happy. He tried and I appreciate that immensely!!
Oh well. he starts a new therapist on the 20th :) lets hope its a fit cuz I need it to even him out again.
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