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Thanks Emotional. Alot of it stems from things he did before we knew he was suffering from depression. He left me and our home and went to another state with no notice, once he got there, wanted to come back but didn't have the money to. He left owing me money and our house was a construction sight....

he could be testing you to see if you would do everything in your power to help him out. I felt, in a way, that he was doing that when I hadn't heard from him for a few weeks. He knows me and knows I would not just accept that. If he didn't want me to show up to check on him he would have come up w...

He said that the guilt of not talking to me snowballs. 2 days turns into 4 and then he doesn't know what to say because he hasn't talked to me in that long, feels ashamed so he can't bring himself to call then its 6 days and the feelings are worse, and so on. I've never said anything like "Wher...

Hey folks, thanks for reading. As you know, my boyfriend of several years has been isolating a lot lately for weeks at a time. Says it "Hurts" to see me, always referring to guilt for things he has done in the past which I have never even brought up, shame, insists he's a disappointment, e...

Finally and explaination for my chocolate habit!

Thanks Jeanie,

I have advised his sister and friend of the situation now that he has isolated from me again and they will be working that angle.

I still question if I should continue to reach out to him even though he has isolated from me or would that be pressure?

My boyfriend and I, who are both I our late 30’s, have been together for 2 years. We have known each other since childhood and were close friends for a time before becoming romantically involved. He moved to FL from CT last June after almost a year of being long distance. I first noticed there was s...

Thanks Jeanie. Wold you be able to advise exactly which Forum I should post o. Not sure if it should be expressions, profile, etc.

Hey all, I hope I'm in the right place. I, myself do not suffer from Depression yet my boyfriend does. I am trying desperately to get through this as we have been together for over two years and he is worth it to me. We are in our late 30's and currently residing in different states as he "ran&...