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tallMoon5752
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PathStep 4 Compassion hearts5 Forum posts2 Forum upvotes0 Current upvotes0 Age GroupAdult Last activeSeptember, 2021 Member sinceAugust 25, 2021
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Relationship with a depressed partner
Relationship Stress / by tallMoon5752
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 September 4th, 2021
...See more Hello! I'm in a 5 years long relationship with my girlfriend. We have been known each other for more than 12 years. She is suffering from depression all her life mainly due to childhood trauma. I knew this about her when we started our affair. I thought I have the strength to help her get through the this, but I was so wrong. At first this didn't bother, me I could spend hours listening to her and I was able to console her. But with time I realize that I'm getting frustrated with our relationship, but I didn't do anything about it and talked to her about it because I thought it'd affect her negatively. After almost 5 years now she hasn't change much but I have become depressed, constantly worrying about my future and not happy with our relationship. I have thought about breaking up with her many times but only ended up with more guilt that I'm leaving someone I love behind for my own satisfaction. I feel like I'm stuck with no options. I keep working after work hours sometimes to avoid talking to her. I feel so selfish but I don't know what to do. I feel like I'll never get to achieve my targets that I've been dreaming since I was a kid because of our relationship. I don't want to hurt her. I love her and she loves me too. I don't know what to do. Any advice is really appreciated.
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Feeling stressed and stuck
Depression Support / by tallMoon5752
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 August 25th, 2021
...See more Hi! Recently I've been dealing with a great amount of stress due to many reasons. I have big dreams but with this covid and number of lockdowns I feel like time is running out and I feel worthless. On top of that my girlfriend, whom I've been with for 5 years told me that she sometimes gets a feeling that she wants to be a nun (Buddhist). She is a lot more religious than me. So now the future our relationship is uncertain. Because of all these things I'm constantly unfocused and have no desire to do anything but to sleep all the time. I really don't know what to do and it creeps me out.
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