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How cardiac events can create learned helplessness in relationships

My husband had a heart attack last year and now he acts like an invalid even though his recovery has been excellent. I love him but I'm tired of walking on eggshells around his phantom limitations.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Sometimes the identity of being sick becomes safer than risking the vulnerability of being well.

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“Where Are You with Heart and cardiovascular health?”

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