My Husband Is Depressed

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🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Diane is worried that her husband's depression is going to damage their marriage. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live
0:04.7	radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern time on Sirius XM
0:09.9	Triumph 111.
0:11.1	Diane welcome to the program.
0:14.0	Hi, good afternoon, Dr. Laura, thank you so much for taking my call. I appreciate it.
0:19.0	Just a little bit of background married 12 years. I have two children. My husband is in law enforcement and just recently he indicated after many years of marriage that he's having trouble really coming to terms with how his childhood was and the decisions he's made as a young man, he feels as though we got married too young at 25 and 24.
0:50.0	He's really doubting everything in his life. He's very depressed. He's not on any medication.
0:55.0	And he's just feeling like he just does not know where he belongs what he should do.
1:05.4	His parents were very laissez-faire growing up.
1:08.2	He had a lot of...
1:08.9	How did you imagine I could help you
1:11.6	if he's the one struggling with these emotions.
1:14.0	Right. Great question. So I guess I'm calling because he has indicated that, you know, there's
1:20.6	nothing I've, it's nothing that I've done.
1:23.0	But how can I help you, please?
1:26.0	So I can I help you.
1:28.0	So my question is, what can I do as he's navigating this very challenging time.
1:33.0	Have him go into counseling and just listen to when he talks and offer nothing.
1:39.0	Just listen.
1:40.0	Okay. Okay. Okay. Just tell him tonight when he walks in, give him a kiss and say, I know this is a painful time for you.
1:55.4	Can I make you a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? I can see that you're really suffering and
2:01.8	confused.
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