u/gi29

Hi everyone.. I’m feeling really hurt, confused, and honestly a bit shocked by my husband's behavior over the last couple of days, and I need some perspective.

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A few days ago, a balloon popped directly in my face. Since then, I’ve been dealing with severe eye pain and extreme light sensitivity. On the fourth day after the accident, the pain temporarily subsided. I felt much better and told my husband, "I'm okay today, the pain is gone." We agreed that if it stayed this way, we wouldn't need the doctor.

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However, on the fifth day (yesterday), the pain came back full force. By nighttime, it became unbearable. I was visibly hurting, stressed, and crying from the pain. Instead of comforting me, my husband said, "What do you want us to do now? I told you we'd go tomorrow." Then he added, "You were fine earlier today, why are you in pain now?" acting as if I was making it up.

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I was so deeply hurt and angry that he was questioning my pain that I left the bedroom to sit in the living room. He followed me and said, "You're just putting on a show. If you were really in pain, you wouldn't have gotten up and walked away like that." I was completely speechless.

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Today, things got weirder. When we were talking about last night, he claimed that I had explicitly demanded to go to the emergency room right then and there which I never said. I just wanted comfort and for him to acknowledge that I was hurting. It felt like he was rewriting history..

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He then called one doctor, who only had an appointment for tomorrow. When I asked him to try calling another clinic to see if we could get in today, he did, but afterward, he made a huge deal about it. He kept emphasizing how he had to "beg the receptionist" to get me a slot today, acting like he performed a massive heroic feat..

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I am feeling incredibly drained and would appreciate any advice on navigating this communication breakdown.

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TL;DR: A popped balloon caused a severe eye injury. The pain temporarily stopped but came back worse. My husband accused me of "putting on a show," faking it.. I feel incredibly drained. How do I handle this massive communication breakdown and lack of empathy?

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