Psycho-Babble Relationships Thread 574419

Shown: posts 1 to 2 of 2. This is the beginning of the thread.

How to get husband to seek counseling? **trigger**

Posted by StrawberriesYum on November 2, 2005, at 2:57:51

He has some depression, since he's had to live with my conditions, and this last 9 months of me actually finding out some of the diagnoses on me, and this summer starting therapy and meds.

I also started cutting this summer, and became rather suicidal. And attempted last Friday, which he just found out today . . . he is freaking out, big time, but afraid to talk to me about it lest he make me worse. And I often don't react well to anything that seems like criticism. And he probably is mad at me in some respects, naturally, for trying that . . .who could blame him?

Anyway, for him we have access to free counseling for him. Through LDS Social Services, as we are LDS. Our bishop (our version of a pastor) has encouraged him to go, but the little I've talked to him about it, I've realized I'd better not or he WON'T go for sure.

Going to try to have a guy who knows about this stuff, talk to him. This guy has a daughter with bipolar, so he knows the system. Cause maybe he'll take it from a man, I dunno.

Any tips? And any tips on making it easier on him? I try, but alot of days it's all I can do just to cope with existing. And I know all my "stuff" is hard on him . . . .

And our daughter being diagnosed with HF autism this late spring, adds to the whole mess . . . . (which I suppose I can discuss on the parenting board)

Re: How to get husband to seek counseling? **trigger** » StrawberriesYum

Posted by rainbowbrite on November 2, 2005, at 11:14:09

In reply to How to get husband to seek counseling? **trigger**, posted by StrawberriesYum on November 2, 2005, at 2:57:51

hmm thats tough, i think I would say that you need it. that he would be doing it to help you. I wasnt clear, can you go to? Thats how Id approach it. Tell him you need to have couples therapy for you??

Good luck

This is the end of the thread.

Show another thread

Psycho-Babble Relationships | Extras | FAQ

Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD, bob@dr-bob.org

Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.