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[quote=Anonymous]OP here, with some follow ups...

- I'm thinking her depression may be a medical issue, and not one that's situational. Her mom has depression, and I know she (her mom) has been on medication on and off, so the fact that depression is in her genes leads me to believe that it's something that medicine may be more helpful for (but again, I'm not a doctor).

- Regarding the TTC conversation, she's been open about not wanting to TTC until our marriage is in a good place, so I do think that the conversation about wanting to get her other issues in order before TTC won't be as negatively received as anticipated.

I'll be honest, the thing that really sent me over the edge was her "the therapists don't get me" comment. There must be hundreds of therapists in the DMV, I can't believe that there's not one that would understand her issues.

I've been visiting therapists on and off for my own issues relating to anxiety/depression (some are related to my relationship with her, some are not). Lately, i've been overwhelmed with her issues (among other things), and i'm thinking of restarting my therapist visits. I'm wondering if I frame it as "I'm having my own issues, but I want you to be able to focus on getting yourself better," it will give her the push to go to therapy for herself? I just hate to feel like I'm deceiving her. [/quote]

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