How can I overcome depression and my partner leaving me?

Answer 1

• Most people experience at least one bout of depression in their lifetime. Depression can be caused by trauma such as a death in the family; car accident, etc. Depression is often genetic. You need to look up depression on the internet and print it out and sit down with your partner and go over the information with them. Then set up a doctors appointment and ask your partner to go with you (if they refuse you go yourself or take a family member or a friend for support and a second set of ears to hear what the doctor has to say as depressed people often find concentrating difficult. There are all sorts of medications available (most times on a short-term basis) to balance your brain chemistry. Other medications can cause depression such as heart medication. Women who are in peri menopause or menopause can go into bouts of depression; men who are 40 plus can go through Andropause that is similar to women's menopause, but with fewer side effects although depression is high for men as well. Some elderly people can suffer depression especially if they are haunted by many health issues. So, please get yourself to your doctor and tell the doctor exactly how you feel; what is going on between you and your partner (it's all in confidence) and don't be embarrassed as doctors hear this many times in a given week. With the stress of the economy; ill health; financial burdens the percentage of depression in the U.S. and Canada has risen dramatically. If your partner is not willing to be there for you when you are truly trying and do see the doctor then they didn't love you enough in the first place. Partners should stick together through thick and thin (unless it's verbal or physical abuse or cheating has occurred.) There is a high success rate for people that are depressed so please get that information off the Internet and go over it with your spouse and the very next day make an appointment to see your doctor. Perhaps when your partner sees you are trying to help yourself they will back you 100%.