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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, there is the possibility of depression as others have mentioned and there is also the possibility that your spouse has a hard time organizing what seems like an eternity of unscheduled time.  When I stopped working full time I felt completely ungrounded.  I didn't know how I could possibly fill all the time up!  I did go into a bit of depression b/c I didn't have the obligations and routines that I eventually found.

Maybe you could have a talk after the kids go to bed about how you can work together to get everything done.  Then when you have a big list of things that need to get done, maybe spouse (with your help) can break them down into two things to do each day of the week.  Sometimes if you just get productive right off the bat in the morning, you can avoid getting sucked into internet nothingness all day.  Maybe your spouse is one who doesn't plan very well, but maybe she is good at following a plan that is laid out on paper.  There is a sense of accomplishment in crossing something off a physical list.

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Thank you.  This makes sense too.  She does have a bit of an ADD type personality (undiagnosed, of course) but when she did projects (scrapbooking, getting pictures in order, etc) she'd have many unfinished projects going at one time - come to think of it, never actually finished any of them.

Also thanks to the pp who gave a list of symptoms for depression.  Does she have to have all of them?most of them?  one of them?  I can look it up later tonight, but thought I'd ask here in case you knew the answer off the top of your head. [/quote]

No she doesn't have to have all of them, it is a bit of a judgement call but usually 4 or 5 symptoms. Here is the official list for diagnostic criteria - it says 5 symptoms. [url]http://www.mental-health-today.com/dep/dsm.htm[/url][/quote]

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