A lot of my friends and family have talked with me since I've shared this blog. A lot of people have expressed their support, but what is most relieving for me is when 1) people ask me about my experience and 2) share what they've noticed about how I've handled it, and how they've known that it's been hard for me. I've been really happy that my friends and family care about me enough to seek me out and have those conversations the past few days.
That's a question I've been thinking a lot about lately. I think it would be naive to think Dave's depression will never be as bad as it has been again. I'm confident that we will sink this low again, at least a few times during our lives. Right now he is doing really well, succeeding in his classes and really enjoying being out with friends, and generally (naturally not always) feeling happy. I feel like this is wonderful, this is almost complete absence of depression. My hope is that he will stay doing this well for some time, with only little downturns-and-returns along the way.
And then my hope is that when things do get worse, we keep finding tools to eventually return to doing well again. I'm really happy with how happy David is right now, and I am trying to enjoy the high times while they're here, and we'll weather the low times when they come.
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