Information and opinions on health from Joan Cannings at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/130916/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/130916/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/130916/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/130916/93423/depressed Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:06:16 -0500 Joan Cannings I have been living (off and on) with a depressed partner for 8 months now and I think that I am making good progress towards making myself stronger and better able to deal with the situation.  Over the course of his depression I have had to pick up most of the slack -- cleaning the house, doing dishes, cutting the grass, etc. and I have accepted that as part of my "new" life.  But because of his neglect we are starting to have some... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/130916/93423/depressed http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/130916/90823/move Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:54:24 -0400 Joan Cannings My partner has been depressed now for six months and shows few signs of recovery.  He refuses to seek treatment of any kind and I have given up trying to persuade him.  He has pulled back from our relationship over the course of the depression, though it has been a sort of cat and mouse game.  There have been periods when he seemed to be trying to get closer again, but he would feel guilty and pull back saying that he does not... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/130916/90823/move http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/130916/62618/feedback Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:05:00 -0400 Joan Cannings My partner and I have been together for nearly 10 years now.  He has always been an upbeat, fun loving person, although he has gone through a few periods of mild depression in the past, none of which have lasted longer than a couple of days.  I recently returned from a two month trip to stay with relatives and, upon my return, was faced with a completely different person from the man I left.  He greeted me at the airport with... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/130916/62618/feedback