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[quote=Anonymous]I was that spouse OP.  Unfortunately, until they really commit to getting help there isn't much you can do.  For me, I was tired of living in the loop I was living in.  Depressed, felt like a terrible wife and mom.  Got more depressed.  Felt even more like a terrible wife and mom.  Said I was going to change it.  Over compensated.  Got depressed again because inevitably I would slip up from the "perfect mom and wife" persona that I created.  And the loop continued.  One day, during the depressive "i'm a terrible mom" phase, I asked DS if he had a good day because I had felt like I was ignoring him, etc etc.  DS' response was basiclaly "yeah, we played outside with the dog.  You played video games with me.  We ordered pizza for dinner".  It forced me to change my perspective.  And I decided I wanted to get out of the loop.

I committed to therapy and techniques to manage my anxiety and depression (I did not get on meds).  Now, I still get lows and anxiety at times.  But I Know how to handle them and know how to stop myself from spiraling.  [/quote]

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