Posted by Dancer on August 11, 2000, at 9:04:00
Good morning everyone:
I'll start out by saying that I'm not depressed and never have been. I'm not sure if this is the right forum for my concerns to be voiced but I just need a little advice.
I have been in a relationship with a wonderful, kind man for 5 years. He has had major depressive episodes on and off for about 3 of those 5 years. He is trying to cope with one right now and I always feel inadequate and helpless when he goes through this. I know it is not about me but I want to be of some use to him. These episodes do put a strain on our relationship because he gets so down on himself and feels he doesn't deserve to have anyone love him and pushes me as far away as he can. Sometimes he can be very hurtful in his attempts to drive me away. I know it is just his illness doing this to him but I would like to ask the advice of you who are depressed or have come through it what I should do? I have to admit that it is very hard on me but I have a good support system to lean on. Is there anything I can do for him or for us to make these recurring episodes easier on our relationship?
Thank you to any and all who reply
D
poster:Dancer
thread:42576
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