Posted by gardenergirl on July 22, 2005, at 11:05:04
In reply to tough but long and good session yesterday., posted by B2chica on July 22, 2005, at 10:01:33
Sweetie,
I'm sorry your session was so draining. I have days when I come home from sessions and crawl into bed, too. Fortunately, I'm alone in the house, so I have the freedom to do this.It sounds like you are making progress, and that is a good thing. But it also hurts like hell. I'm so proud of you for actively working not to SI.
I wish your husband was able to understand better what you are struggling with. That's a very hard conversation to have with an SO. Do you think it might help for him to find an online support place for SO's? Or maybe is there a book he can read? I finally sent my hubby to therapy so that he can get some support and hopefully some understanding about what's going on with me so that he isn't so frustrated and stressed all the time. It took several conversations and some time to think it over before he agreed. The jury is still out for him, but I can tell he at least is increasing his understanding about me. I just stressed to him how I felt unable to help him deal with my depression, and I wanted him to have somewhere to go for support.
Sigh, it's so complicated, isn't it? All we can do is keep doing the work, keep taking care of ourselves, and keep breathing.
((((B2chica))))
Keep breathing, dear. And post as much as you need to.
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