How to help husband with depression
My husband and I are both exmuslims. However I was a “revert” and he is from a culture that doesn’t accept you as part of said ethnicity unless you are Muslim.
Until circumstances change he cannot tell his family.
I truly cannot know how it feels. When i left Islam it caused a lot of turmoil but was easier to adjust to life without it because my family aren’t Muslim.
He has to put on a mask everyday and is surrounded by Islam a lot. His family (mainly the mother and sisters) are very dependent on him and also emotionally manipulative and exploitative of him. His mother guilt trips him a lot. She’s the type of mother who will genuinely scream and act like she’s going to faint when she’s held accountable she will also try to create conflict between him and I.
He knows once he tells his family they will be 100x worse.
The time for him to tell his family is approaching and his mental health is declining. It is to the point he questions his life and if it’s worth living anymore. We’re so close to having a home and living freely alone together but he feels there is no point anymore after he’s been mentally worn down.
I genuinely don’t know how to help and I understand being an ex Muslim is 100x more pressure for him than me.
What can I do to support him?