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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello, I am not sure if I am looking for advice or support. DH and I have been going through some truly tough times recently in our marriage, to the point we are considering separation. I have suspected DH of suffering from depression for a long time but he has never treated it. 
Yesterday he read me a journal entry (also from yesterday) where he detailed putting our children down for a nap and hanging himself. It went into more detail. I obviously fell apart after listening to this. He said he was feeling better by that point. I did have him call his therapist (he has only been in counseling for the last month) and she assessed that she didn’t feel he was in imminent danger at that point. He has a full appointment with her today. 
Where do I go from here? Has anyone had experience being married to someone like this?
This is actually the third time in our marriage that this has been brought up. I have tried to “talk him off the ledge” before but I feel like this issue is too big. It has also gotten more specific and I am terrified to come home and find him hanging. [/quote]

Thank goodness he is already connected to a therapist. You did the right thing in making sure he reached out to her. However, I'd advise you to take it a step farther and call yourself and detail what you read in the journal. It concerns me that he had not just suicidal ideation, but a written plan. That is a an escalation in terms of risk, and she needs to know that to properly assess the situation. He may or may not have disclosed that to her in his conversation. Let her know before his appointment so she can be armed with that information.[/quote]

You need a professional therapist too, see if you can get one..better than getting advice here! I feel for you, but want you to seek professional support who are more likely to be able to support you. You deserve and need support to, it is very difficult to be a partner in this type of situation. Best of luck[/quote]

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