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How to Ask for Presence Instead of Solutions

My husband tries to fix my depression with solutions and suggestions and I just need him to sit with me in it

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The impulse to repair another's pain can become another form of rejection of their experience.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Depression — across cultures and traditions?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.