Hey Shining, sorry I havent been around. You have been in real good hands and have been doing so well. Good on you.
So, just a couple of things about the mask. When you are depressed, you put all your energy into appearing ok when you need to. But you cant keep that up all the time. It spills over eventually.
They try to appear "happy" to others. Otherwise, all that they did will seem crazy. If they arent happy, then they were wrong. They cant handle that.
But you are right, you dont want him to hurt anymore than he already is.
He is struggling a great deal. It really is a sad thing. Hard to remember that at times, I know.
So, are you continuing to do self work? GALing? Your kids doing well?