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Partner with "Depression"

  • 02-09-2017 3:52pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    Just looking for some help or advise with an issue:

    My partner and I have been together over ten years. He recently spent the past six months working away, coming back once during and has returned home for good in the last 5 weeks.

    While away it was difficult because of distance and not being able to see each other, etc. The work was quite demanding - we tried to communicate but with differing timezone it became difficult.

    Anyways he has returned home and has finally admitted how working over there was awful and only thing that made it worth it was the money. He missed being around his people - me, friends and family. It was a very very lonely experience.

    Since being back though he has not been himself, he says that he wants to be happy now that he's back but he can't shake the feeling he has of despair and sadness at all times. He has a feeling of being completely lost in life.

    I've suggested that maybe he needs to talk to a professional about his feelings. But he refuses and hopes it will pass instead. It's upsetting seeing him like this - looked forward so much to being back together and now he is just not the same loving, fun person.

    I just don't know what to do to help him, what suggestions to make or just how to improve his mood.

    Has anyone been through this with their partner who is depressed and how did you help them or how did it resolve itself?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Airyfairy12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,405 ✭✭✭Airyfairy12


    It sounds like he fell into a bit of a depression while over there and now is finding those feelings a bit hard to shake. Can you book a weekend holiday away down the country or somewhere else nice? He might just need some cheering up. If he's not someone who's prone to bouts of depression and nothing terrible has happened to him thats effected his life then he may just need a break after a difficult few months to gain back some focus. If he continues to feel like this over the coming weeks/months then maybe seek professional help.


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