I absolutely, positively, despise mornings!!! I wake so cranky and miserable that I won't even look at myself in the mirror. That's why I like working first shift. I get up before everyone, have my...
It sounds like you're going thru an extreme amount of transition. Keep venting, it helps. When my husband opened his own business from our home, it was alot of transition. Our son and I were used to...
Bella, first off, you really do need to try and calm down and listen to what people are telling you here, especially the moderators. Secondly, if you don't mind my asking, what medications are you...
Jaimie, I was just reading this whole thing and I have to say WOW, you are a truly amazing man! To be in such a sad situation and still have so much compassion towards this girl! My heart goes out to...
I did mention our anniversary this morning, but apparently, it's a bigger deal to me than it is to him. He knew before he left this morning. I thought that when he got home, we would spend the day...
Hi honey, long time no see! When your doctor retired didn't another doctore take his patients? I'm surprised that he would just leave you hanging in such an awful way. I've known you on this forum...
today is our anniversary of 22 years and guess who is all by herself?! my husband came home this morning after going to his friends house for coffee (there was coffee already made here), made himself...
Hi everyone. Raniah, let me bring you kind of up to speed on my household. As Karen knows, about a year ago my husband went into rehab for drugs. He's been clean for a little over a year - buttttttt...
Have any of you seriously ever wondered if maybe your depression is at least partially caused by the people who surround you in your life?...
is there something wrong with our e-mail here at hw? I've been trying for a couple of days now and the computer keeps saying the link is broken. I don't know how to get hold of anyone administrative...
I am so sorry that your co-workers are so cruel to you. Sometimes, adults aren't any better than children. I work in a big factory so I know how rotten people can be sometimes. Years ago, I ended up...
My heart goes out to you honey. I've raised two children myself. I just wanted to throw this out there and please try not to be upset with me. Where your son has kind of gone from one extreme to...
Ya know, when you hold someone so close to your heart, you don't ever have to let them go really. I think your Grandma would be incredibly proud of you, but I also think that she would want you to...
Sheryl, It took me about a good month at least. My counselor told me a long time ago that an antidepressant isn't a cure for depression. It's to help you get thru everything that you're going thru. I...
It sounds to me like you need to do some soul searching. It sounds like you have goals and you're fulfilling them, but are you fulfilling them for the right reasons? I think you're looking for...
Yes, bullhead are just like catfish. A friend here on the forum has made a very good suggestion to me. Perhaps, my son, needs to give his Dad some "pep talks". After all, my husband is the one who...
Right now, all I can do is give him the opportunity to prove that he can stay clean. I have given some thought as to "Plan B". My son already knows that if his father relapses, I can't stay with him....
How is this affecting my son? That's a very big question. My son thinks that his mother is a rock. That I can fix everything no matter how hard I have to fight. Like I said before, he gives me "pep"...
Last night, I stayed up until 2 a.m. I honestly think I'm losing it. I scrubbed walls and ceilings and all I could keep repeating was the word "stupid". How many 2nd winds is a person capable of...
As you guys know, I've had alot to deal with. My husband just got out of rehab a couple of weeks ago. Last Thursday made a month of being clean for him and he's still is. I had a pretty big blow out...
Also, I just wanted to add, it did take a little while for it to kick in. Most of these antidepressants do. Please give it a chance....
Wellbutrin is the antidepressant that finally worked for me. It was the 4th one my doctor had tried. I liked it. It didn't make me feel like I wasn't me and the sexual side effects were pretty much...
My heart goes out to you. It sounds as though you feel you have the weight of the world upon your shoulders. This is just my opinion, but it sounds to me like you are someone who truly appreciates...
Thank you Elisha and Tammy. I appreciate your help. I will read the link and pass it along to my sister in laws. Thanks again you guys. /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
One of my sister in laws was just diagnosed with mercer, which is a staff infection. She's also 5 months pregnant. My other sister in law has a pace maker and she is the one who has been transporting...
Hi and welcome to HW. If you don't want to use your antidepressant there are a couple of herbs you can take but DO NOT mix them with your prescription. Valerian root or St. John's wart could possibly...
Unforunately, my husband still hasn't started NA. He has, however, been focusing really hard on getting his trucks, equipment, and chainsaws running properly. He's got some really big jobs lined up...
Let me just throw this out here because I need to know what you guys think. I'm exhausted. My husband has been running me ragged fixing his trucks and getting our business running again. My average...
We had a pretty bad night last. My husband was really craving and it was really hard to get thru, but somehow, we made it. I know he's trying so hard. He really needs to start NA, but I'm having...
Thank you everyone. Well, I ended up picking my husband up today instead of tomorrow, because of the insurance thing. It's awkward and there's alot of anxiety for both of us. I took him for a haircut...
Hi Jordan, Welcome back to HW. You're a new face for me. I don't know why you took a break from HW but I'm sure you must of needed it. We truly do have a really good bunch of people here. Bionca...
More nightmares last night. I did what the case manager suggested, which was to start a journal. When I wake up from a nightmare, I write the dream down right away. I read it this morning, and the...
Yana, When I first joined Hw, it was because so many people in the world had helped me with my depression and I just wanted to give something back. I wanted to try and help others. If you only knew...
HW is very welcome for my spreading of the word. I'd be really lost with out all of you right now. The nightmares still continue. I woke up crying from one last night and it took a while to calm...
Today has been a very busy day for me. The rehab has asked me to find my husband 90 meetings in 90 days with NA. This was no easy task since no town around here has meetings 7 days a week. I was...
Thank you everyone. We had our first visit yesterday. It was unconfortable to say the least. I'm still not sleeping very well. My husband just called and apparently they're letting him out Thursday...
I wrote my husband a letter last night really venting everything. Then today, I decided I'm not going to give it to him. I think I just really needed to seriously vent and putting it down on paper...
Karen, I just wanted to say thank you to you as it seems no one else wants to answer my posts. Unfortunately, this is only making me feel more dispair than I already do. Perhaps, this post thing...
I'm at a point right now where I'm really starting to feel angry. As time goes on, I'm hearing more and more stories about my husband's partying and "Don't tell my wife". On one side, I try to think,...
I do beleive they are going to put him on an antidepressant. That in itself is going to be really hard for my husband because now he has to admit to having 2 problems: drugs and depression. His case...
Today hasn't been such a good day. My husband is going thru really bad withdraw and tried to sign himself out. Group therapy helped him and he decided to stay. Thank Goodness. His case manager also...
If anyone has ever read my post "I feel trapped" this is an update of what's gone on in my life. First of all, my husband with the very serious drug problem, is now in a rehab center. He went in last...
Finally, a good day so far in my home. My husband has been strait for a whole week now. At least it's a start. My son has cooled his jets with the dirty movies, and my brother in law has gotten up...
Thanks everyone. After reading your post Karen, I just sat back and let out a giant sigh. My brain is constantly racing at this point. Sometimes I feel so weak and weary, then other times, I feel...
Teresa I am so sorry that you are going thru such a hearbreaking ordeal. Sweetie, before you know it, someone will be turning your head, and all this agony will start going away. Teresa, you're one...
Thank you Karen. I know sometimes boys will be boys and I realize his curiosity is natural, and I wouldn't be quite so concerned if he just had one or two, but there were just soooo many. And I am...
Well, just when you think things couldn't get any worse, they do. This morning when I hopped on the computer, I discovered my son was downloading about 30 xx rated movies. I found a whole computer...
My son is now currently staying at his friends house, who is also a neighbor. This hurts me know than you know, but it is necessary for now. If anything, it's renewed my backbone. This will end soon...
Thank you Karen. Big troubles in my home today. My son is devastated and I've had enough. I've been trying to sleep for the last 5 hours and I've been woke up by nonsense 4 times now. I've been...
Thank you for your replies. Things here become increasingly worse. I just spent from Thursday - Sunday tucked away in my room. Not by anyone making me, but because it's my safe haven so to speak. The...