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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 48195" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Well, the session went about as I expected it. husband's MO is avoidance in the extreme. He is fairly comfortable with the thought that if he doesn't do <em>anything</em> that things will just stay as they are and he can ignore it.</p><p></p><p>We talked a long time about his avoidance of making <em>any</em> changes - let alone positive ones - in his life, and brought up the subject of depression. He avoided it. He just kept saying "I don't know what I could do to make things better." I told him that in this case, if he doesn't make some changes, that I will love him less than I could, because he's not changing his lifestyle and outlook. I told him that I thought he was trying, but that the was struggling and I thought that it might be too much for him to do without some pharmaceutical help. Talk therapy isn't working. He doesn't seem to have self motivation. The therapist agreed, but said that we needed to talk together amongst ourselves to see if this is the best course of action. I know husband will just avoid it. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, we could not get another appointment until June 18th! We'll see. I feel really out of my league when it comes to getting him to try anything new healthwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 48195, member: 99"] Well, the session went about as I expected it. husband's MO is avoidance in the extreme. He is fairly comfortable with the thought that if he doesn't do [i]anything[/i] that things will just stay as they are and he can ignore it. We talked a long time about his avoidance of making [i]any[/i] changes - let alone positive ones - in his life, and brought up the subject of depression. He avoided it. He just kept saying "I don't know what I could do to make things better." I told him that in this case, if he doesn't make some changes, that I will love him less than I could, because he's not changing his lifestyle and outlook. I told him that I thought he was trying, but that the was struggling and I thought that it might be too much for him to do without some pharmaceutical help. Talk therapy isn't working. He doesn't seem to have self motivation. The therapist agreed, but said that we needed to talk together amongst ourselves to see if this is the best course of action. I know husband will just avoid it. Unfortunately, we could not get another appointment until June 18th! We'll see. I feel really out of my league when it comes to getting him to try anything new healthwise. [/QUOTE]
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