'My husband's inevitable burnout wasn't something I expected when I decided to take my mental health seriously.'
My husband's need to take some time for himself became apparent to me a few months ago when I casually mentioned I'd be going to dinner with friends the next day, as I did about once a month. My husband sighed and ran his fingers through his hair."Ok," he mumbled, looking at the floor."It's just becoming a lot.
Our world changed completely when we welcomed our first child into our lives, not just in terms of sleep deprivation and overwhelming love for a tiny human but also in the way my husband and I showed up for each other. What started as twinges of anxiety during my pregnancy turned into full-blownshortly after our son was born.
But recently I've noticed, in his moments of withdrawn silence, that all this focus on me is exhausting him.When my depression got so bad I feared I would hurt myself if left alone, my husband temporarily worked from home so he could be with me and make sure I was taking my antidepressants. With counseling and medication, I began to improve, but this wasn't all I needed.
wasn't something I expected when I decided to take my mental health seriously, but in hindsight, I should have seen it coming.Before kids, our time was far less limited. If I wanted to go to happy hour with my coworkers and he wanted to spend the evening working on one of his many garage projects, we could each do our own thing at the same time. But these days, one of us doing something for ourselves takes a lot more planning and comes with more sacrifice.
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