I haven’t read the article yet, but am going there now to do so. I am almost crying after reading these posts. I have been in a serious depression for about 6 weeks now due to several problems that are adding up in my life. My marriage is in trouble because my husband has no clue about depression and how hard it is to deal with it and function. I also have severe, severe stress migraines and have probably had 5 in the last six weeks that typically last 3 days.

Depression is rampant on my husband’s side....his diabetic brother committed suicide. His mother attempted it. His father was a depressive alcoholic. His other 2 brothers are alcoholics. His sister uses drugs and alcohol and suffers from depression.

On my side my mother has migraines. One sister is diabetic and depressive, one had colon cancer and alcohol issues and can be depressive. My father had prostate cancer and severe depression.

To find that maybe there is a reason I am struggling so much that is related to my carrier status would help me make some sense of this!  I am off to read the article. Maybe I’ll print it for my husband and therapist to read too. Thanks for this thread.

Julia