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.
Hello, my name is Bonnie. Ive will have been married to my husband for 2 years in December and we have been together for 7 years, friends for over 20 years! he is my best friend and the love of my life...and he has always had problems with depression, this last year has been the worst because he lost his job and hes been feeling worthless, and when his depression comes on it brings out alot things thats been done to him in the past, sexual & physical abuse. Im the only person he will talk to and even then he wont say much, he completely shuts down. I have finally convinced him to talk to his doctor, he's been referred to a behaviorist, and then a phyciatrist and been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder with Anxiety Distress. His first real therapy session starts this tuesday. He wants me to go with him, into the appointment and everything, and i was just wondering does anybody have any experience going into the appointment with your spouse? does it help being in their with them or does it hinder the process? Thank you!
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A Therapy Session is a very private thing. He may feel uncomfortable but that's something he'll need to work out with his Therapist. You do not need to be in that meeting. If your there the odds of him truly opening up and learning to Trust his Therapist and build a relationship that allows him to really let them in on his past trauma and abuse, are very, very slim. This is something he needs to do by himself.
The only time you should both be in Therapy is if your doing marriage counseling, which might not be a bad idea because he's going to have to learn many coping skills to have a successful marriage, and your going to need to learn coping skills to have a successful marriage.
Even though you guys have been friends, it sounds like there are lots of things that you don't know about him and it is not easy being married to someone with this level of Depression.
He definitely needs to do his Depression Therapy by himself.
Take care and good luck.