History on my husband who I would do anything for to help. In 1999 he was diagnosed as an alcoholic and with major depression. He was hopitalized for two months, we almost lost everything, got out, took meds, got a good job, and we made it through that tough time. Now, six years later he spiraled down again. He has an extremely trenuous job, and a part time job that is just as bad. He thought it was homelife, marriage, couldn't get happy so he left the family. He got an apartment and has just basically cut us off. He says that he misses us, that if he wanted a divorce he would have done that, and expresses extreme anger mostly at himself. I went in and talked to a counselor about four months ago but what I heard I already knew. There wasn't much I could do except take care of myself. The last part of April he said that he would call his therapist and get on meds. When I saw him the end of May he said that he was really mad mostly at himself and that I shouldn't get so excited. I don't think that he has taken the meds or if he has it hasn't been very long. When he took them in 99 they really worked so he quit taking them because he said he didn't need them anymore. I just don't know what else to do. He is the type that thought if he got away by himself that things would get better but honestly, he isn't better. I really am at a loss at what to do. I haven't gotten angry at him only expressing how much I love him and want to help. But, you know, it seems like when I am with him he is very agitated and can't stay focused on our marriage or our family life at all. This site is only used by me but I took the test on depression and entered everything that he has said or done and it came out that he had the highest number you could get. I will tell you he came within hours of committing suicide in 1999 if he hadn't been forced to enter a hospital by his best friend-I had no idea he was so bad. Also, his mother had electirc shock treatments in the early 50's because of depression. HELP.
