• rosymind@leminal.space
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    1 year ago

    Agreed.

    My husband has had virtually no emotional support from anyone, so much so that he doesn’t understand how to communicate any of his feelings.

    “How do you feel?” “I don’t know” “Can I do something to help?” “I don’t know”

    I definitely don’t ignore his mental health but his lack of communication drives me up the pole. Often I have to just walk away out of frustration. I wish I understood how to get through to him without it making me want to bash my own skull against the wall. I think a big part of it is that he doesn’t want to admit that he has any emotions at all

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      1 year ago

      “How do you feel?” “I don’t know” “Can I do something to help?” “I don’t know”

      Yeah. That’s real fun isn’t it? And I really don’t know. I’m luckier than most men, in that I have an understanding wife who doesn’t use my emotions against me.