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[quote=Anonymous]DH has anxiety that has started in the last couple of years due to some serious stress in life. The stressful situation is over, but his anxiety persists. He is in therapy and he does what's he's supposed to do to take care of himself like exercise.

I feel horrible, but I'm stressed out over his anxiety. I get the the condition itself is irrational, and logically he knows why he "shouldn't" worry about certain things but he does any way. I have a typically stressful life...little kids, career change that involves people in difficult situations. And when I come home after hearing everyones problems all day, and my kids have problems, and I ignore my own problems and try to clear my head, DH walks in and releases all of his problems and I sit there and smile and nod and listen, but then I can't unwind because I'm worried about everyone else including a grown man who is worried about things that aren't "worth" worrying about.

I don't want to start to resent him, but it's one more thing on my plate and I'm starting to not take care of my own self. I tried to try therapy myself (and I'm soooo not a therapy person) but both times had to cancel appointments because once my kid was sick and once DH had to unexpectedly work late. I give him time and space so that he can exercise and go to therapy and take a break from the kids, but now I'm operating over my capacity.

I don't know what I'm asking or what I need. Help please. [/quote]

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