Posted by mikhail99 on December 23, 2002, at 20:51:18
I don't know if anyone has this problem but my depression frequently causes problems in my marriage. My husband just cannot fathom how a depressed mind works and it doesn't do any good to try and explain. He's known me for FOURTEEN years and the fact that I'm introverted and uncomfortable around people continues to astound him. He told me tonight that I lack compassion for my fellow man and that I'm mean to people. I understand and accept that I am impatient at times but I think I'm pretty empathetic and able to give people the benefit of the doubt. I go above and beyond to be polite to people in public, even when they're not polite to me. What else can I do? Ask the jerkass who has just cut me off how his day is going? I'm not going to go into the source of this argument, it's too ridiculous. I just feel like he doesn't know me at all. And of course I don't see my therapist until the 6th of January...sigh.
Just venting...sorry if this comes across as silly.
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