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[quote=Anonymous]NP but I’m so sorry.  We haven’t had an actual suicide attempt but we have dealt with the threats of it and violence against other family members.  There has been police involvement and a lot of mental health treatment.

How I help me - let the house go. No cleaning or cooking.  Order take out every single meal if you have to. That’s what I’m doing this week to get by.  When you can manage, put in a grocery delivery order for frozen prepared food to have quick things to throw in the oven, especially if you have other kids.

When I have to do laundry, throw it all in without separating and then throw it all in the dryer.  Order athletic clothes if you don’t have them.  I sometimes even wear them to work now if I can’t manage anything else.

Confide in people who will be supportive.  They may not be the closest people to you.  My parents, siblings and closest friends have not been a supportive system for me and give not helpful unsupportive advice.  People who I’ve thought of as more of acquaintances but who can relate and some coworkers have been an amazing support system and it’s been a huge relief to have people to talk to.

If you can, find a therapist and even marriage counseling if you start fighting more.  We did with the stress and it made it worse.  Counseling for us helped. [/quote]

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