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When Your Partner's Mental Health Drains You

I love my partner but they have severe depression and I'm exhausted from being their only source of support and I feel guilty for wanting a break.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The collision between love and self-preservation reveals the limits of what one person can carry for another.

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