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- Hi, first time here.I have recently had a number of symptoms that point towards a diagnosis of MS. Two of my aunties had MS, so it has been on my radar as a possibility. Currently moving through a series of tests to rule out other options but it is...
- So today I tried to explain to my husband how it makes me feel when he makes personal negative comments about me when we are doing something together eg: working on the car. He says that it is normal Aussie culture for guys to stir each other up...
- So I had a conversation with my husband this morning as we are both trying to 'move on'. Briefly, the problem is, I withdraw and he feels lonely,he gets angry and says hurtful things, I withdraw more and around we go.We both see that we are hurting...
- Have you ever been so confused that you wonder if the comments that your partner makes that cut you to the core are actually acceptable? Even though you know you wouldn't accept them from someone else? It appears that he thinks nothing of making...
- Seeking some insight here. My husband and I have been struggling for 24 years. We do the typical pursuer-distancer dance (he is the pursuer) over the years we have hurt each other, him by criticising and berating me for my lack of closeness and me...
- Hi dear friends, I have been travelling on with my recovery quite well lately but have just hit a wall and feel like I am back where I started.My husband has been very sick in hospital. I took the kids in to visit him and he was in a bad way, in...
- So very very angry I feel like taking a knife to him. Every time we talk he blames me for all our problems, again he insists 'we don't have a marriage problem, YOU have a problem.' He speaks down to me: 'how could an intelligent person do what you...
- Wondering if anyone has thoughts on this?H told me tonight that he is thinking of quitting his job (which is highly stressful) because he can't relax at home with me because I don't know how to relate to him when he is stressed.I told him that it...
- So, I confronted my husband about his unkind comments and told him how hurt I was by what he said and that he is putting a barrier in the way of intimacy because I don't feel safe talking to himWELL......it didn't go well. He explained in great...
- Hi, having a few hassles with Hubby again.He is upset over he lack of closeness in our relationship and he sees this as entirely my fault, I don't communicate enough etcToday, in the middle of a discussion, he told me that he doesn't like being with...
- Hi, just joined the group. I love to draw animals in coloured and lead pencil. I posted my first few attempts on my page. i would like to practice and become better and perhaps do pet portraits for people
- Hi, I am new here,I think today is the first day I have realised that when my husband is depressed, there is nothing I can say that will get a positive responseHe tells me all the time that I don't love him, don't understand him, don't support him,...
- At the moment my husband is so stressed he is like a time bomb waiting to go off. He has stress at work and ongoing stress at home as we try to rebuild our relationship.He has recently recognised that he can't change me or make me what he wants me...
- Hi, I would love to hear from people who have recovered from CoD whilst still in their current CoD relationship.I am struggling terribly to be myself after 20 years in an unhealthy dependent marriage. I know I have lost myself and need to rediscover...
- Hi, I am really struggling with an issue and am wondering if anyone can give me some insightMy husband is frequently depressed about our relationship, he gets very down and often berates and blames me.I find it so hard to separate myself from his...