
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.

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I hesitate to write this, however my situation becomes increasingly worse..
My H's depression has become worse due to setbacks. It has basically caused him to be disabled in a sense.. he cant even watch our children, while I work.. all he can do is sleep, and play an online game, and find everyway he can to escape..
I do not qualify for childcare assistance because we are married, and they say, that he should be able to care for the children.
Next week he is going into inpatient care.. Hoping this will actually help him, and we can turn things around, but I dont know how to save us at the moment. I have already found some resources to help us, but if I cant find solutions very quickly, I will be putting everything in storage, and taking the children to live in a motel.. or worse..
My H's depression has become worse due to setbacks. It has basically caused him to be disabled in a sense.. he cant even watch our children, while I work.. all he can do is sleep, and play an online game, and find everyway he can to escape..
I do not qualify for childcare assistance because we are married, and they say, that he should be able to care for the children.
Next week he is going into inpatient care.. Hoping this will actually help him, and we can turn things around, but I dont know how to save us at the moment. I have already found some resources to help us, but if I cant find solutions very quickly, I will be putting everything in storage, and taking the children to live in a motel.. or worse..
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More info.. DH is already taking medications. Once he goes inpatient, I think they will be evaluating his condition more seriously.
Hubby had no idea what he was going through till it all hit him suddenly. But in hindsight, I think some of it has been there since his parents divorced about 5 years ago or so (it was very messy - and a very hard time for the both of us as we were dragged into the mess).
I don't think he truly dealt with what had happened, and as he always does, kept everything to his chest.
The hardest part is getting him to open up and talk about what he's feeling etc.
This bout of depression has only just hit in recent weeks - but it's hit him hard.
He's working late nights at the moment, trying to get his work under control (there's lots of stress in his job - which is actually what caused the break down)
Trying to get him to get some help outside our marriage, he's going to be seeing my gp about this soon too, she's really good and should be able to put him on the right path to recovery.
All the best for your situation... hope it all improves for you... realise it's going to be a long, hard road for a while.
Hubby had no idea what he was going through till it all hit him suddenly. But in hindsight, I think some of it has been there since his parents divorced about 5 years ago or so (it was very messy - and a very hard time for the both of us as we were dragged into the mess).
I don't think he truly dealt with what had happened, and as he always does, kept everything to his chest.
The hardest part is getting him to open up and talk about what he's feeling etc.
This bout of depression has only just hit in recent weeks - but it's hit him hard.
He's working late nights at the moment, trying to get his work under control (there's lots of stress in his job - which is actually what caused the break down)
Trying to get him to get some help outside our marriage, he's going to be seeing my gp about this soon too, she's really good and should be able to put him on the right path to recovery.
All the best for your situation... hope it all improves for you... realise it's going to be a long, hard road for a while.