I Battle Depression On My Own

It's been a very hard couple days for me. My wife has really struggled in not doing what she used to be able to do and she cries a lot more these days. All I can do is hold her and try to comfort her. It gets harder every day for me to try and cheer her up when I am struggling to stay positive on my own. I have reached out to a few friends for help but they are too busy and don't have time. My family hasn't wanted to talk with me for years. I can't get support from my wife since she has a terminal disease and her family is struggling enough. I've always been there for everyone in my life through the years. I didn't think it was too much to ask to have someone to help me through this, but it seems it is too much to ask.

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Rusham · M

I read these wise words on SW from SoFine41F
I know it might not fit your circumstances fully but hopefully you can take something from it.

True success is being with all the mundane stuff - WHY? 99% of life is mundane.

The best gift that you can give you - is to still the mind.
When a mind is still - then you are not trapped in - mulling over all the aspects of your life, that work or not. When we mull on stuff - we rob us of each moment as it is.

Your first true love is your self love. To build up your self worth is your job. These two life tools of self-love and self-worth are your anchor. Then no matter how others around you act and behave at you - you will be anchored in you.

On YouTube are many music healing meditations that you can begin with - I use Relax River or Vortex Success. Music heals and calms, it will help you silence your mind jibber jabber.

This quote will indicate your next step:

Whenever the internal dialogue stops, the world collapses and extraordinary facets of ourselves surface, as though they had been heavily guarded by our words. You are like you are, because you tell yourself that you are that way.
Don Juan Matus

One more
He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”
― Lao Tzu

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@Rusham 👍 Hope your timely sent words cud strengthen him more to be able to be by his partner's side during these trying times. Thank you for making this thoughtful difference.