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When Your Partner's Depression Affects Your Relationship

My partner lost their job three months ago and has stopped looking for work, spending most days on the couch, and I am torn between being supportive and wanting to shake them awake.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Love wrestles with frustration when witnessing someone's self-destructive patterns that feel both genuine and chosen.

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