Posted by coral on October 30, 2000, at 10:07:37
This website might be of interest. It includes a message board of people who have "depressed" loved ones. www.depressionfallout.com
My husband says that the depression doesn't impact him, except that it hurts him to see me in pain, and he's very supportive (I KNOW it's causing him problems.) The battle I struggle with is that fine balance between "taking care of me" and simultaneously realizing the difficulties he may be experiencing. He and I have identified one pattern - when I'm feeling good, he gets to release some of his stress/anxiety by sharing with me. Depression is such a damnedable consumptive disorder, voracious in its appetites, and I must never lose sight of the fact that it's gnawing on TWO victims. My husband is on the menu, too, not just me.
poster:coral
thread:1864
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20001011/msgs/1864.html