My friend, Ann, is a married woman with two young children. Her husband has severe, chronic depression but refuses to get help. She has had an affair. She is not sure how to leave him, as she has no career or money of her own. More than that, I just don't think she's able to comprehend ever leaving him. How do I help her?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 23, 2012 -
19 answers
Post-separation/divorce depression...need a good therapist in Vancouver, BC. And also just general advice on getting back on my feet.
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posted by wutangclan
on Jun 17, 2012 -
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My friend is in extreme crisis after his wife of seven years left him completely out of the blue. I'm not sure what to do to help him. Relevant details inside.
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posted by ronofthedead
on Jun 8, 2012 -
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I made my alcoholic husband of 10 years leave a couple weeks ago. How to I be supportive, civil, and not lose my newly found sanity?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 5, 2012 -
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How can I exert some influence over my ex-wife, who is not making the financial and other decisions I wish she would?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 2, 2012 -
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How do I become comfortable with how my father chooses to be involved in my life (minimally, not of his own initiative) as an adult? What are the limits between healthy and compassionate effort on my part and a realistic acknowledgment of both of our limitations?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 24, 2012 -
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Can severe stress and anxiety really lead to erectile dysfunction? How long does it last and what can I do to improve it? Is it physical, or all mental?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 7, 2011 -
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TL; DR: I think my marriage is at an end, and I need some coping strategies. May be the victim of visa fraud. No money for an attorney or another place to live. Help? Suck it up?
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posted by book 'em, danno
on Sep 7, 2011 -
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My wife and I have been married for almost 10 months. She has had a number of cutting epsiodes and last week she tried to commit suicide. After I caught her cutting the first time (about 3 months into the marriage) she agreed to go into therapy and got on Prozac but things have not really gotten better. With things this bad, this early on in the relationship is there really any hope?
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posted by prk14
on Jan 3, 2008 -
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