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<blockquote data-quote="goldenguru" data-source="post: 258975" data-attributes="member: 1545"><p>Hi Nomad - I really appreciate your perspective. And I do agree with you that I must embrace the possibility. I would have to be brain dead to not understand that the possiblity exists. I think this therapist wanted to push me further than that. Her point was that given:</p><p>Hubbies medication resistance</p><p>Resistance to ECT</p><p>The chronic nature of his illness (bearing down on 13 years)</p><p>Previous attempts and nature of the last attempt</p><p>Family hx. of mental illness</p><p>Family hx. of completed suicides</p><p>His current comments of "Next time I attempt, I will not fail"</p><p></p><p>All of these components add up (at least statistically) to very poor outcomes.</p><p></p><p>I think that mental health professionals would actually liken his situation to a terminal cancer. They have tried all the latest and greatest treatments. He has not responded. He is still ill.</p><p></p><p>"one can take steps to provide assistance to a loved one who is having a problem". Do you mean me assisting my husband or the therapist assisting me? Cause I am kind of at the point where I don't think I can do a single thing for hubby other than love him and listen when/if he wants to talk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goldenguru, post: 258975, member: 1545"] Hi Nomad - I really appreciate your perspective. And I do agree with you that I must embrace the possibility. I would have to be brain dead to not understand that the possiblity exists. I think this therapist wanted to push me further than that. Her point was that given: Hubbies medication resistance Resistance to ECT The chronic nature of his illness (bearing down on 13 years) Previous attempts and nature of the last attempt Family hx. of mental illness Family hx. of completed suicides His current comments of "Next time I attempt, I will not fail" All of these components add up (at least statistically) to very poor outcomes. I think that mental health professionals would actually liken his situation to a terminal cancer. They have tried all the latest and greatest treatments. He has not responded. He is still ill. "one can take steps to provide assistance to a loved one who is having a problem". Do you mean me assisting my husband or the therapist assisting me? Cause I am kind of at the point where I don't think I can do a single thing for hubby other than love him and listen when/if he wants to talk. [/QUOTE]
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