You're right, a friend might not be the best counselor but you have no control of that. Maybe she is seeing someone else and you don't know. Does her insurance cover counseling? That and the stigma are often the barrier to accessing good care.

I've read several times here you asking the question "how could she leave her children?" Try to stop that and understand where she is right now. If she was a good mother (whatever that means) before you know that person is still there, she just can't do it right now. That's part of the stigma, people view these mom's as less than because they "leave their children" so to avoid being judged as a bad mother, they continue to get more and more depressed.

I don't know a mother who hasn't at some point wanted to run away from her children, but most aren't depressed or have better support.

You left them too, when you went to the shed to drink.

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When she misses me, then we will me making progress. Haha


No.

When she can resume her life and meet her goals, she will be making progress. There are no guarantees that she'll miss you. Sorry.

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Yes, too noisy and involved sometimes but always and still do love my W. That is something she has manifested In her head.

Your W has problems with your family, believe her when she tells you that.

It sounds from what you've written that your family may be controlling. Would you agree?

You like them because you're used to them, they may love her but not speak her LL, get it?

These are the changes you need to make, dig deep.


Me 57/H 58
M36 S 2.5yrs R 12/13

Let me give up the need to know why things happen as they do.
I will never know and constant wondering is constant suffering.
Caroline Myss