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[quote=Anonymous]my DH was depressed.  Biggest symptom:  He seemed detached.  He was very self-absorbed; it was all about him, his eyes would glaze over if we started talking about me or my day, or the kids.  I used to say, "I feel like I am living in the (DH) Show.  I don't get a moment of the spotlight.  Even the commercials are about DH!"  I felt like there was nothing I could do, and it was all about him, and I was getting sucked dry.  I did think that if it was still going on in a couple of years' time, I would have to make plans to leave because I couldn't take it for much longer.

He is so different now; he needed time to heal.  I think it's important to recognize the difference between situational depression (caused by a reasonable thing to be naturally depressed about, like a job change that pulls you away from your friends, as it did with DH, or a death, or a divorce), which often just follows a timeframe and people come out of it after a while, vs. chronic depression.  It can make a difference on if or how one chooses to treat the depression.[/quote]

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