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Depression and Stress 2336 topics

Many of us experience depression and stress brought on by divorce and separation. Discuss how you cope, learn from the experience of others.
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So low
Felt slightly in control yesterday but this morning back to the bottom or beyond. I know I should be looking after myself but I physically can''t eat, haven''t ...
19 Jun 16, by Jacmum1
Latest 19 Jun 16 by NotasStressedDad
Replies:1
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Latest by NotasStressedDad
19 Jun 16
Getting too mucch
THis is getting too much.

I am just not sure how I am going to get through this.

The lows are just too much at times.

It feels ridicu ...
24 May 16, by Moona50
Latest 26 May 16 by Declan
Replies:11
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Latest by Declan
26 May 16
No contact
How do people manage the no contact thing when you still have kids?

I don''t want the kids to know how difficult it is for me to speak to her but the p ...
20 May 16, by Moona50
Latest 22 May 16 by Moona50
Replies:11
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Latest by Moona50
22 May 16
Seven months.
I haven''t been on here for a while (perhaps I thought I was a person who could cope) but today is a landmark bad day as we have accepted an offer for our house ...
19 May 16, by lonevoyage
Latest 22 May 16 by Declan
Replies:9
:1110
Latest by Declan
22 May 16
Daily post
Hello people,

Not even sure what I am going to write but I just need to do this as I feel so low today.

Is it wrong to wallow in sadness every ...
16 May 16, by Moona50
Latest 18 May 16 by Declan
Replies:16
:1488
Latest by Declan
18 May 16
What to tell people
Please could I have some advice.
I suffer from Complex Post Traumatic Stress as a result of being married to a Narcist/emotional abuser. I am unable to wor ...
16 May 16, by Jane2014
Latest 17 May 16 by Jane2014
Replies:5
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Latest by Jane2014
17 May 16
Healing
Morning wiki friends.

I am feeling quite deep and reflective this morning and I started to think about the word "healing".

F ...
15 May 16, by Moona50
Latest 17 May 16 by freefalling
Replies:11
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Latest by freefalling
17 May 16
Countdown
This is getting even worse.

My wife is leaving soon and does not want to speak to me at all about our marriage. We are seperated and moving on that i ...
06 May 16, by Moona50
Latest 12 May 16 by Vastra1
Replies:9
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Latest by Vastra1
12 May 16
This is brutal
Evening folks,

I had a great week last week and felt quite on top of things.

Today has been hellish though and I have just had a meltdown afte ...
03 May 16, by Moona50
Latest 05 May 16 by Moona50
Replies:6
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Latest by Moona50
05 May 16
Drugs Depression Separation
I have been separated from my husband since xmas - I asked him to leave and he did. He has been suffering from depression for the past year and began drinking ...
21 Apr 16, by Jules23
Latest 26 Apr 16 by Vastra1
Replies:17
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Latest by Vastra1
26 Apr 16
Lower lows
I am 10 months in and seem to have much better days and they can last maybe 3 or 4 days at a time now. I genuinely feel on top of things and quite optimistic d ...
20 Apr 16, by Moona50
Latest 23 Apr 16 by flowerofscotland
Replies:15
:1613
Latest by flowerofscotland
23 Apr 16
Food for thought
Hello this Sunny morning,

Here is a little post about emotional pain and suffering . It may help some I dunno . If it helps one then all well and good< ...
19 Apr 16, by Declan
Latest 21 Apr 16 by Sherara
Replies:10
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Latest by Sherara
21 Apr 16
Impossible situation
I don''t really know where to start if I''m truly honest.

I separated from my husband a little while ago, which involved selling the house and me findi ...
17 Apr 16, by Maria Rose
Latest 17 Apr 16 by NellNoRegrets
Replies:3
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Latest by NellNoRegrets
17 Apr 16
Triggers
I am having such a low day.

In general in the last couple of months I have had a few days at a time where I am emotionally quite calm then comes a melt ...
12 Apr 16, by Moona50
Latest 16 Apr 16 by Declan
Replies:11
:1141
Latest by Declan
16 Apr 16
Whats it all been for ?
Received stbx`s Form E today. Considering I have always classed him as a stickler for accuracy boarding on Asperger`s , his form is full of lies and exaggeratio ...
14 Apr 16, by itsbeenalongtime
Latest 16 Apr 16 by itsbeenalongtime
Replies:4
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Latest by itsbeenalongtime
16 Apr 16
Difficult
Again I am so down today.

If I think about the upsides, financially I am fine, it is amicable, the kids seem OK, I will see plenty of them. I am lucky ...
14 Apr 16, by Moona50
Latest 15 Apr 16 by Moona50
Replies:9
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Latest by Moona50
15 Apr 16
Uplifting Moments
Hello wiki friends

I just wanna say that as of late I have been experiencing what I can only describe as an unburdening of my thoughts and concerns . I ...
05 Apr 16, by Declan
Latest 06 Apr 16 by Declan
Replies:12
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Latest by Declan
06 Apr 16
1 year on...
Well, its one year since my wife decided to leave. Nothing is sorted. No divorce served, I am in the marital home, and she rents a little flat. Neither of us ha ...
04 Apr 16, by wallytull
Latest 05 Apr 16 by Lipstickandlollipops
Replies:9
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Latest by Lipstickandlollipops
05 Apr 16
Am I depressed or is this normal?
I am going through a really difficult time at the moment -it just feels as though everything is falling apart since my divorce. My manager has been unsupportive ...
03 Apr 16, by Lizziejt
Latest 04 Apr 16 by NellNoRegrets
Replies:10
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Latest by NellNoRegrets
04 Apr 16
Need to escape
I am in a very unhappy marriage my husband is moody and verbally abusive...I want to go out on my own but he refuses to sell up and part ....main problem I am ...
31 Mar 16, by Sally1949
Latest 31 Mar 16 by hadenoughnow
Replies:2
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Latest by hadenoughnow
31 Mar 16
who am I
I am nearing Absolute. Terrified of finally being divorced.
After 32 years of being Mrs *****, who am I going to be when I am divorced.
I have gone from ...
25 Mar 16, by itsbeenalongtime
Latest 30 Mar 16 by pebbleonthebeach
Replies:17
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Latest by pebbleonthebeach
30 Mar 16
Sleeplessness - heavy blanket
Lord knows I have contributed to a dozen threads on sleeplessness on here, and listed all the many things I have tried to no avail (hypnosis, drugs, herbal reme ...
05 Mar 16, by elizadoolittle
Latest 25 Mar 16 by GimmeShelter
Replies:4
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Latest by GimmeShelter
25 Mar 16
Keep dreaming about the split
This morning I woke up feeling upset after yet another dream about the moment I split up with my ex. I keep having these dreams, each of them in different scena ...
15 Mar 16, by Lizziejt
Latest 18 Mar 16 by Lizziejt
Replies:16
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Latest by Lizziejt
18 Mar 16
Why her not me?
Hi all. I have been feeling really upbeat recently, not missing my ex and just getting on with my life... Then (it''s always the smallest things) I was watching ...
24 Jan 16, by honeybees
Latest 15 Mar 16 by Vastra1
Replies:20
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Latest by Vastra1
15 Mar 16
I miss my light hearted self..
It has been a while since I posted, but while I can''t sleep...
So the children and I are currently homeless, after a year of dealing with a campaign to get ...
23 Feb 16, by berrygoblin
Latest 27 Feb 16 by berrygoblin
Replies:4
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Latest by berrygoblin
27 Feb 16
So exhausted from it all!
I just wonder sometimes, will it end and how much more can I take. We split on 1st Nov 2014, still no closer and in the latest round I received a phone call tod ...
16 Feb 16, by SW_Ellen
Latest 16 Feb 16 by Mitchum
Replies:2
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Latest by Mitchum
16 Feb 16
Anyone want to swap brains?!
The brain is such a complex beast at times and it really annoys me!

I am trying so hard to be neutral in my dealings with my STBX but I find it ever so ...
10 Feb 16, by MooToo
Latest 15 Feb 16 by Marshy_
Replies:8
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Latest by Marshy_
15 Feb 16
Why I had divorced
I''ve had depression ever since I was in my early teens. lately it had been a lot worse. so worse that I got divorced by my now ex-husband because he can''t dea ...
05 Feb 16, by BreeMil
Latest 10 Feb 16 by BreeMil
Replies:2
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Latest by BreeMil
10 Feb 16
Sadness in my Heart
Gosh I really hate this roller coaster!

I have this deep saddness in my heart and I guess it''s just part of the grieving process that comes with divor ...
04 Feb 16, by MooToo
Latest 05 Feb 16 by MooToo
Replies:9
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Latest by MooToo
05 Feb 16
Now I understand
You know, I always wondered when people are talking, the lot standing there and one said &quot;hi, was it really that bad, did he really think it was that b ...
04 Feb 16, by letsleave
Latest 04 Feb 16 by Singlemum72
Replies:1
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Latest by Singlemum72
04 Feb 16
When it gets bad for me
I know it is just at the beginning but what is worst of all, is if I accidently just see a picture of when all was going well, everybody happy, seeing our futur ...
03 Feb 16, by letsleave
Latest 03 Feb 16 by afonleas
Replies:1
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Latest by afonleas
03 Feb 16
Dealing with anger and resentment
3 months into our separation and after a complete humiliation. ..I''m angry. Yes I''ve done all of the reading, I know it''s a stage of grief.

We sti ...
03 Feb 16, by Singlemum72
Latest 03 Feb 16 by MooToo
Replies:4
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Latest by MooToo
03 Feb 16
nisi
I have been waiting for nearly 8 weeks for the Nisi paperwork to come through. I have no idea what it actually is. I have a court number so am I waiting for the ...
26 Jan 16, by itsbeenalongtime
Latest 31 Jan 16 by MooToo
Replies:2
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Latest by MooToo
31 Jan 16
I''m Done
So it''s taken a while but I have finally come to realise that all my efforts to try to build bridges with my STBX are not worth it.

I wanted to try to ...
29 Jan 16, by MooToo
Latest 31 Jan 16 by MooToo
Replies:3
:388
Latest by MooToo
31 Jan 16
Such a mess
Hi All

I can''t begin to tell you how stressed I am with the events in my life :(
19 Jan 16, by MooToo
Latest 31 Jan 16 by MooToo
Replies:11
:954
Latest by MooToo
31 Jan 16
Good idea or bad idea?
Hi All

Just wondered what your take on this was. My STBX has sort of moved out of the marital home now and only really pops in for a couple of hours e ...
26 Jan 16, by MooToo
Latest 29 Jan 16 by MooToo
Replies:11
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Latest by MooToo
29 Jan 16
Can I survive this
Is this how it feels every day. A alarm clock waking you up. A cold bed next to you. And you wonder, is it even bothering her. A while ago someone at least phon ...
24 Jan 16, by letsleave
Latest 25 Jan 16 by mustcomethrough
Replies:4
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Latest by mustcomethrough
25 Jan 16
If there is one
Well, I once read (well I suppose I should not say that but anyway) someone said... If there is a GOD he must have a strange sense of humour. ...
23 Jan 16, by letsleave
Latest 25 Jan 16 by Still me
Replies:1
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Latest by Still me
25 Jan 16
Having decided and now
I suppose it is a little easier if you get to this step, say it and stay at it. ...
23 Jan 16, by letsleave
Latest 24 Jan 16 by AngieP
Replies:1
:444
Latest by AngieP
24 Jan 16
Divorce is good ....
Hi

Just a quick one liner really on how I am beginning to view divorce .

Divorce is good for us , because not one good marriage has ended in d ...
11 Jan 16, by Declan
Latest 19 Jan 16 by Declan
Replies:83
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Latest by Declan
19 Jan 16

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