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DO DEPRESSED MEN LEAVE THEIR WIFES

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07/19/08
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Topics:husband left

MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN GONE FOR 2 MONTHS. OUR 15 ANNIVERSARY IS IN SEPTEMBER AND HE WILL BE 35 IN AUGUST. THE WEEK BEFORE HE LEFT HE SAID HE WAS TIRED AND THAT EVERY THING AND EVERY ONE WOULD GET ON HIS NERVES. HE DID NOT FEEL LIKE DOING NOTHING.  THAT HE HAD TOUGHT OF LEAVING BUT DID NOT WANT TO.  HE WAS AFRAID TO BE LIKE IS FATHER, BECAUSE HE FATHER LEFT HIS MOTHER WHEN HE WAS 8, AND OUR SON IS 9. HIS FATHER DIED 2 YEARS AGO. HE HAD TO STAY WITH HIM WILL HE WAS SEEK, BUT DID NOT HAVE MANY EMOTIONS WHEN IT HAPPEND.  BUT NOW WAS SAYING HE DID NOT KNOW IF HE LOVED HIS FATHER ARE HATED HIM. THAT IT WAS HARD TO SEE YOUR FATHER CRY ON HIS DEATH BED AND HE HAD TO BE STRONG. HE WAS ALWAYS CRYING AND SAYING HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON.  AFTER A WEEK OF THIS HE LEFT SAYING HE NEEDED A FEW DAYS ALONE. HE CAME BACK TO SEE ME 2 DAYS LATER SAYING HE WANTED TO COME BACK, BUT WITH NO EMOTION.  AND WE TALKED HE STATED CRYING AGAIN AND SAYING THE SAME THINGS AGAIN.  HE SAID HE WAS NOT READY TO COME BACK. AFTER A WEEK HE TOLD ME HE DID NOT LOVE THE SAME WAY, DID NOT HAVE ENOUGHT FEELINGS FOR ME TO COME BACK, BUT DID NOT HAVE ANYBODY ELSE IN HIS LIFE.  NOW HE SEEM AS EVERYTHING IS OK. EVERYBODY I TALK TO SAY HE IS NOT DEPRESSED. BUT IT'S VERY HARD TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO HIM, HE COMES TO GET OUR SON AND MAKES A FAST IN AND OUT. HE DOES NOT WANT TO BE ALONE WITH ME FOR 2 SECONDS.  ALSO HIS BEST FRIENDS OR SINGLE, AND HE SPENDS IS TIME WITH THEM.  THE FRIENDS WE/HE HAD THAT ARE MARRIED DO NOT SEE HIM.AND NOW I KNOW HE SAW AT LEAST ONE GIRL FOR A WEEKEND, BUT I DON'T NOT IF ITS BEEN LONGER THEN THAT. HE DENIES HE WAS WITH THIS GIRL, WHEN MY FRIEND SAW THEM. HIS BEEN SAYING TO PEOPLE THINGS, THAT HE DENIES. LIKE THAT HIT'S BEEN 5 YEARS TO ONE AND 8 TO ANOTHER THAT HE WAS THINKING OF LEAVING BUT DID NOT DO IT SO HE WOULD NOT BE LIKE HIS DAD.  BUT HE SAYS HE DID NOT SAY THAT.  YESTERDAY WE STARED PROCIDURE FOR OFFITIAL SEPERATION.   IS THIS MAN IN DEPRESSION OR SIMPLY HAPPY TO BE FREE.

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Greg
Saturday, July 19, 2008

It sure sounds like you are dealing with a lot right now. I don't know if depressed men are more likely to leave their wives, but I know it can be very hard on the spouse of a depressed person - just ask my wifeSmile. I know that often, it is the spouse who decides to leave, because the depressed person simply doesn't have the energy or focus to initiate anything as complicated as a legal separation. Maybe a session or two with a professional counselor could help you sort out what's going on, just for your own peace of mind. Best wishes to you. This must be a very difficult and stressful time.

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