There are programs for physicians to deal with the pressure they face. .... He needs to find the support at work to get help. Most medical practices have confidential hotlines because this happens a lot.
And I do wish with everything he'd use these options available to him. The other night he came home to eat dinner and said he had to go back to work to talk to a family about withdrawing care for a loved one to let them pass. With that going on in his daily work life, part of me thinks - wake up! Can't you see what are you missing! Life is so short! And the other part of me understands why he can't be happy himself and things are so gloomy for him. That is the pressure that led him to developing such a close friendship/relationship with OW.
Me 32 H 32 Ds 3.5 and 1.5 M 5 years, T 14 years EA/Bomb: 7/1/10 PA revealed: 9/14/10 Legally separated: 10/01/10