Cooley2here ( member #62939) posted at 1:44 PM on Friday, April 4th, 2025
It’s wonderful that he is seeking help. But. There is always a but. This behavior is a compulsion that might have been his way of, weirdly, feeling less sad. He would get the high from the planning and executing the cheating but probably crash right back into sadness. When people live with depression they will do anything to get out of it, even cheating. So letting go of what he used to try to manage the stress he constantly lives under will be hard to let go of. I hope he succeeds in curing himself.
When things go wrong, don’t go with them. Elvis
SatyaMom (original poster member #83919) posted at 11:43 AM on Saturday, April 5th, 2025
Yes I completely understand that. I come from an alcoholic family. He is dealing with the trauma that led to the depression…..he white knuckled the first DDay but I’m seeing him doing deeper work. But time will tell. I’m moving on me taking care….but I’m deeply sad
