kevd
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My wife of 17 years (I'm 50) is a very confident ,popular and outgoing.Her job is working everyday in the community.She is very supportive of me so don't get me wrong.
She does her best to encourage me to visit friends and family but i spend most of my time avoiding them or cancelling at the last minute.I end up with a gripping overwhelming fear of the situation so i run away from it.I have had cbt therapy, numerous anti-depressants etc.
I know i should face the fear but i'm just not strong enough.It seems it's easy telling other people what they should do to help but i can't do it for myself.
I'll not bore you with the details but i was bullied terribly as a teenager at school, had a strict over powering father and a very nervous mother
I do not work at the moment. I worked all my life up until 5 years ago when i had a nervous breakdown and since life has been a downward spiral and now find myself avoiding most things and my social world is virtually non existent.
However my question is this.
Does any body else have a confident partner? and Does this make you feel worse?
She does her best to encourage me to visit friends and family but i spend most of my time avoiding them or cancelling at the last minute.I end up with a gripping overwhelming fear of the situation so i run away from it.I have had cbt therapy, numerous anti-depressants etc.
I know i should face the fear but i'm just not strong enough.It seems it's easy telling other people what they should do to help but i can't do it for myself.
I'll not bore you with the details but i was bullied terribly as a teenager at school, had a strict over powering father and a very nervous mother
I do not work at the moment. I worked all my life up until 5 years ago when i had a nervous breakdown and since life has been a downward spiral and now find myself avoiding most things and my social world is virtually non existent.
However my question is this.
Does any body else have a confident partner? and Does this make you feel worse?
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