Spouse of the Mentally ill
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:49 pm
Hi everyone,
I have been trapped inside the house since the beginning of the pandemic. I haven't been out of the house for fun since 11/31/2019. This isnt by my choice. First of course was the pandemic. Even after the world began to open up, vaccine and all, I still can not leave the house. I'm the wife of a man with agoraphobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and PTSD. I have panic attacks, depression and PTSD. I'm older than my husband and he wasn't ill when we met or married. He got more ill over the last 4 years. I'm the only person he trusts if he has an anxiety moment which has put pressure on me that is undiscribleable. I'm at a breaking point. Prior to this was I was a traveling DJ and constantly busy. We have a 5 year old which ads to the stress since my husband says he doesn't want to be home alone with our son.
No one can help me but I want people to know that you're not alone. Just because the answers to my problems aren't available yet, doesn't mean I'm going to give up. I will cry, scream, panic, get angry and frustrated and probably every other emotion but not give up.
I have been trapped inside the house since the beginning of the pandemic. I haven't been out of the house for fun since 11/31/2019. This isnt by my choice. First of course was the pandemic. Even after the world began to open up, vaccine and all, I still can not leave the house. I'm the wife of a man with agoraphobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and PTSD. I have panic attacks, depression and PTSD. I'm older than my husband and he wasn't ill when we met or married. He got more ill over the last 4 years. I'm the only person he trusts if he has an anxiety moment which has put pressure on me that is undiscribleable. I'm at a breaking point. Prior to this was I was a traveling DJ and constantly busy. We have a 5 year old which ads to the stress since my husband says he doesn't want to be home alone with our son.
No one can help me but I want people to know that you're not alone. Just because the answers to my problems aren't available yet, doesn't mean I'm going to give up. I will cry, scream, panic, get angry and frustrated and probably every other emotion but not give up.