Wife’s depression

My wife can suffer long bouts of depression that Center on where her life is and what she’s missed out.
She feels her weight caused her so many problems growing up and her housebound current state means she can’t do anything.
She has alienated friends and family and I’m not enough to make her not feel lonely.
She treats the depression with huge food binges that help at that moment but leave her disgusted afterward so she eats again.
She really needs an understanding friend

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iamonfire696 · 41-45, F

You shouldn’t be enabling her. You said the other day that there’s no repercussions for over eating but by your own admission you are saying your wife is unhappy.

She is unable to participate in things she wants to do, she’s lost friends and family and she’s depressed. This is all because you have enabled her to over eat and put her in this state. It’s pure selfishness.

Willomk1 · 46-50, M

Oh there are repercussions, she has many health problems you can have the list if you want
There are social repercussions as you have mentioned
However she loves to eat huge volumes of food her size provides safety against the world.
I love to feed and enable her as she need help so stand, wash dress and toilet. She’s too big to work or do anything round the house.
But at time things get her down
@iamonfire696