Hope W is OK. The stress of this can bring havoc to both our emotional self and our physical bodies.

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When being introspective I realized what I had become that I did not like. I don't know why I became that person, but I think part of it was being so focused on education and career for so many years kept me acting selfishly. Not a good feeling.

I would guess you were taking care of your family in the way that men do. But it does sometimes take over their whole lives. Read many of the women's threads around here and you'll see that a lot.

Balance, there has to be balance.

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It may be helpful for you, too.

I'm interested to hear how she reacted to your help with getting her pain meds.


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