My wife has severe depression and has been on medication for two years but she is still not herself and I feel guilty for missing who she used to be.
More people experience this than they realize.
Chronic illness can hold the person you married hostage, leaving you loving both who they were and who they are while grieving the difference.
“Where Are You with Marriage as Institution and Lived Experience?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.