r/depression_partners

I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.

I hate how I've been treating you by showing you love and affection but it will always never be enough because your depression warps everything that you are unlovable. I hate how you conveniently forget or leave out all the things and sacrifices I have made for you because the depression monster wants and needs more. I hate that no amount of uplifting and words and comfort will ever be enough to satisfy the depression monster.

I hate how I know that the things I do and will do in the future will never be enough to help cure your depression because the depression monster doesn't want you to seek professional help. I hate that you show me false hope by saying that you plan to go to counseling but never do it. I hate that you always do suicide attempts behind my back and just casually tell me a few hours after I can't contact you. I hate how you make your depression a secret, making me carry all the weight and burden to help you. I hate how your depression takes priority in everything, disregarding my feelings and emotions. I hate that you say I'm the only reason holding you back in actually ending your own life.

I hate that I feel trapped to not let you die. I hate that I've unknowingly become your therapist and punching bag. I hate how I've become jaded and apathetic to your cries of help. I hate how I've become too tired to care. I hate that you and I have become like this.

We never planned it to be like this. We had a future and dream together, but the depression monster wants to take center stage and turn me into a 3rd wheel in this relationship. I hate how I can no longer see the future with you. I hate that the person I loved all those years ago has been replaced by this thing.

I hate how everything has come down to this. I just want my girlfriend back.

Throwaway. We’ve been together for 4 years now and have had our fair share of ups and downs. Recently there’s been infidelity on both sides which lead to a short breakup. The fights leading up to the breakup were brutal and they threatened to kill themselves multiple times. Since then we’ve decided to stay together but things aren’t the same at all. I don’t expect them to be the same right away but I really thought we were going to put in the effort and it really feels like I’m the only one wanting things to work. Whenever I ask about it they say they don’t see themselves living much longer. It’s something they’ve said before throughout our relationship but we never dug too much into it. They suffer from severe depression, OCD, and anxiety. During our breakup I had accepted that it was for the best and that we had both damaged each other enough so it was time to let go but I couldn’t shake the feeling of them wanting to take their life and have it be my fault. I couldn’t live with myself knowing I didn’t do everything I could for them. They often repeated that I would not be the reason and that they’ve felt like this for a while but I know I broke them, their trust, and their whole sense of reality. They’re very isolated and don’t really have anyone else outside of me which only makes their situation worse having no one else to talk to. They don’t want any treatment or medication but I’m still trying to advocate for it strongly. I’m trying to make the most out of every day with them even when they don’t want to. I know we’re still together and they’ve said they won’t be harming themselves but still make comments about not wanting to live or not thinking they’ll be here much longer. I don’t know what to do anymore. I just want the best for them no matter if we stay together or not but I’m scared that if we don’t, they’ll kill themselves and i’ll forever be the reason for it or that we’ll stay together out of fear and won’t ever be fully happy again.

Okay so i live in italy and my gf is from uk, i am planning to meet her but it will cost me 2000€. But i am 17 so i will go with my mom and in total it will cost me 5000€ for my mam too. I need to earn this money quick because that is the only way we can save this relationship as this distance is not really working well. I have skills in fitness as i am powerlifter snd i am gym trainer too. Also i have knowledge where to use my money correctly and build assets. Now idk what to do man i am working twice a week at restaurants and getting 80€ per week.

My gf suffers from severe depression and is suicidal, I want to help her create a plan to get better. She knows she needs help, but she is also scared of bothering people if she talks to them, and she has stated she doesn't want to talk to me about it because she doesn't want me to see that side of her, can anyone help me, or has dealt with a situation like this before?

To the person I fell in love with all those years ago, I have and will always love you. I will never forget the good times we shared. You will always have a special place in my heart. I cannot let the thing controlling your body get what it wants.

She got really mad and blocked me for a few days. I had to message her friends to check her in for me.

She sent a long message how I don't care about her, self-loathing, that she's better off dead, that she's a failure, etc. The usual gist. She said that she was going to actually take her own life if she does not pass, being very adamant about it.

She has been depressed for the past few months now and it sucks. She did multiple attempts on her life over these past months because of this.

She's failing a couple of subjects here in school, making her ineligible to advance to the next year level if she does not pass all of them. We had final exams coming up and I needed to study over the weekend. Her depression was triggered because I wasn't able to give her proper attention, telling me that I don't care for her. I also told her that it gets disheartening not seeing her help herself, practically being codependent to me for her happiness rather than her finding her own.

The one that shook me to my core is that she got extremely offended by me saying that I also get tired trying to help her with her depression, and being unlikely to ever seek professional help in the future.

And just like that, I can't see a future with her anymore.

She does not want to change nor will she ever change. Years of trying to convince her to go to professional help in counseling were met with silence and brushing off the idea. I deluded myself into thinking that she will eventually get help but this has been the wake-up call I needed.

She told me why can't I be like other partners of depressed girlfriends who stick by them to help them get through it. The thing is, I really did. I tried as hard as I could. She has a favorite Bible quote about love being patient. And I took it to heart. I extended my patience for so damn long in hoping that she would get the help she needed.

I had to leave so many outings with friends and people I want to be with because I needed to comfort her. I had to sacrifice my few hours of peace and quiet if she's ever feeling down. And if I ever reason out why that I'm also tired and can't help her, she takes it to great offense. It's like I can't be human with her, I have to be this perfect machine that is always by her side to help her.

I have looked into her eyes. They are soulless. Not a spark of light or hope remains. I keep telling to myself that my girlfriend was still in there, hidden underneath all the layers of depression and torment. Loathe I am to admit, I don't think she's there anymore. She keeps saying that the old her is gone, and I think she is right. The person I fell in love with is dead. And it took me this long to finally accept it.

In all honesty, I don't see her passing her failing subjects. She flunked the exam yesterday, getting a 53%. The remaining exams require her to get a grade that is much higher than what she usually gets (she typically scores 60%, profs told her she needs AT LEAST 80%). The depression will only get worse and make her mental state spiral down as days continue.

I contacted the school counselor about this. He booked a psych appointment for her but I doubt she will ever attend it.

My current plan is to continue to stay with her at least until she receives the news if she advances to the next year level or not. Once she returns to her hometown, I'll tell her parents to be on suicide watch and convince them to have her institutionalized. I saved a bunch of evidence that she's going to harm herself.

She's obviously going to be mad at me for betraying her confidentiality but I cannot just stand by and do nothing. If she's going to be mad at me for years on end, then so be it. Countless times I wanted to run away and let her rot but my conscience would eat me alive because I really do love and care for her. I hope she one day understands why I will be doing this. She needs to heal and stop being codependent, and the only one who can help her with that is herself.

My (32F) boyfriend (38M) of a year has started to fully withdraw. He has expressed frustration about how he no longer feels engaged with work, co-workers and friends throughout our relationship but now I'm concerned it's escalating.

Before he would mask - he would say he was numb and struggling to care about things in his life, but would still come across as joyous and engaged with the world around him. But slowly he has become more flat and frustrated at his inability to engage as he once did.

I have gently suggested seeking help, as I know that's for him to decide and me trying to push the issue may make him feel judged or sink further into himself. He has started the steps to seeking help, just has been putting off booking an actual appointment.

This week has been a turning point where he has begun withdrawing from conversations with me and showing little to no interest or affection with short messages and lack of responses. I am doing my best to give him his space and trying not to take it personally, I do feel a bit hurt by the sudden drop in communication without him expressing that it's just something he needs right now.

I don't really know if I'm doing the right thing and am feeling a bit in the dark, I have just been waiting for him to be ready and know this will take time.

If anyone has any advice around what to do when their partner starts sinking further into depression and how to support them without pushing them away it would be greatly appreciated 🙏

My wife has been very depressed off and on for at least three years now. She also has anxiety and ADHD. Lately her problem is suspicion that everyone at work and school is against her coupled with a feeling like everything is going wrong and she can’t get out. She has held multiple jobs and has always ended up having very negative feelings and emotional reactions to people she works with. Because there is some overlap between our professional circles she often blames me and my relationships for her problems (which actually helped her get where she is today) and claims that we are too different to understand each other when I can’t relate to what I perceive as extreme negativity and paranoia. She had a grade a freak out the other day and hysterically cried on the ground at something she thought I had done in what I perceived as a “ damned if you do damned if you don’t” situation. At this point I can feel like this is not “about me” no matter how much she acts like it is. The way she acts is just not normal and extremely negative. I’m finding myself able to disconnect and not care what she says or does anymore. It’s a relief but I also wonder if I’m doing the wrong thing to distance myself from her highly reactive and entrapping arguments. I feel like if I disengage more she’ll just say that I don’t care more when I have done LOTS of work to support her over the years. She just forgets everything that is good. What say you?

Guys, I'm so tired. My (33m) and my partner (35f) have been together for over 10 years. I love her. But I don't think I need to tell this group how it wears you down, so I'll keep it short.

And you know what? Please don't lambast me for this... but I kind of just want to have sex every once in a while and not have it turn into a giant, stressful, emotional ordeal. Maybe, you know... just have fun with it. Maybe more often than once every 4 months.

That's all. Just needed to vent. I'm so worn down and haven't had anyone to talk to about it in a decade.

Hey guys
I’m with my boyfriend for half a year , currently engaged .
I’m struggling with mental health and he is addicted to ❄️🍺. We both have been through a lot.
My issue is that we have multiple conversations in trying to explain everything like a therapist and I have to deal with his addiction also he wants me help him get sober .
But when it comes to my problems I’m usually left alone with that . I’m literally crying , screaming sometimes and his making stupid jokes like he never can be serious for a moment . When I want him at least to fully listen to me he can play with dog or texting on his phone . Or when he see me depressed in the bed he’s like “oh baby” and proceeding to sleep (nap) . It’s freakin frustrating because I’m trying to help him , doing research etc . Why can’t he ? If I don’t push he’s not gonna do anything . Would he stop playing games when I feel bad ? No . Would he listen to me ? No . He only does when I’m literally getting mad and throwing it all into his face and disruption is serious . But when I’m just gently asking for help or non asking at all he don’t try to do anything . What can I do ?

I’ve been married for a few years and my husband has anxiety and OCD, and he sometimes slips into severe depression.

He has his own consulting business which was thriving a couple of months back but it’s not in the best place now.

I work in corporate and have a stable income. I recently found my passion which requires me to travel a few times a year. This passion is very important to me because I eventually want to quit my corporate job. Now he’s always been encouraging about me pursuing this passion but every single time I come back from these trips, he’s in a dark place. It takes weeks, sometimes months for us to get back to normal. Last time it resolved only when I decided to stop caring about how he was treating me (which was quite bad, he was very distant and aloof and blamed me for many many things that were going wrong in his life) and just focus on myself.

This time he’s much better about it, not really blaming me or getting angry towards me but is still withdrawn, says he’s “not ready for human contact”, told me it’ll take time to get back to the same emotional place we were before I left. He’s also having passive suicidal thoughts. He says he won’t act on them but it’s scared me. It’s like I’m having to a pay price just to pursue my passion when I’ve always been supportive of his business! Even when things were bad I’ve supported us financially and never once have I asked him to go back and find a regular job.

When I go on these trips I make sure that I arrange everything for him back home. His food is taken care of, we have a maid for cleaning and I also hired a walker for our dog. All this just to make sure he’s not burdened in my absence and can continue focusing on his business. But something always goes wrong, somehow it’s never enough.

I feel like this is a very one-sided relationship. He can never understand my emotions. I’m always termed overly dramatic or that I cry a lot. So there’s no value for how I feel but somehow I need to be supportive and understanding of his emotions. I always have to play the “strong” role and I don’t even think he understands the kind of toll this is putting on me. It’s always about him. He’s supportive of my ambitions in words but his actions tell a different story. I’m also dealing with my own emotions around all of this and there’s nobody really taking care of me.
Has anyone been through something similar? How do you cope? How do you get your partner to seek help when they refuse? And honestly, is this just what some marriages are?

He says he can only talk to someone who is going through or has gone through whatever he’s going through. How do I find someone like that?

My gf has been suffering through depression since past 6 years, we have been dating since past 5 months and I've been trying to research and everything on chat gpt and other Google articles but nothing is working, and what she ultimately expects

is just the bare minimum of navigating through her emotions when she's depressed and crying, to say the right analysis and solutions which makes her feel soothing. Anyone knows any books or videos which might help me then please let me know

My depressed husband is also on disability and doesn’t work. He’s not physically disabled other than a bad back. It’s mostly because of his depression. This means I work all day then come home have to wash the dishes. Do all the cleaning do all the other housework cook all the meals, etc.

This morning he was sleeping late, lying in bed, grumpy and depressed. I was getting breakfast ready. When he finally got up the first thing to have his mouth was “did you do laundry“ I said no he said “what have you been doing all morning?”

I said getting breakfast ready and relaxing a bit, What I didn’t say it was the truth: ruminating about how awful my life is because of his depression.

TL;DR Partner has steadily disengaged from life, I don’t want to break up but feel we are wasting our lives.

On the face of what I will say, I believe a lot of people will say to end the relationship. I don’t want to do that, I want to help get us back in a better place.

We’ve been together for 13 years, usually story when we first met it was great. About 5 years into it, my partner went through an awful time, losing her Mum and sister within 4 months of each other. She had an awful childhood so this was a very complicated bereavement.

She basically shut down after this, basically didn’t leave her room for years (we ended up having separate bedrooms as she unfortunately put on a lot of weight and has what I think is sleep apnea- the snoring is exceptionally loud). To the point the room got mold because she never left it and didn’t open a window or door to ventilate.

She adamantly refuses therapy as she had a bad experience with social workers so she doesn’t trust anything she says will be kept in confidence.

Fast forward to now and it has all gone downhill, she is a freelance creative and has very sporadic work, apart from this and going food shopping she does nothing. Absolutely nothing, just sleeps and eats. No housework at all, she doesn’t have any friends so it all falls on me. She sleeps all day, gets up, eats, watches tv and then sleeps again.

If I were reading this, I may say she is depressed. We have had that conversation in many different forms over many years. But she will not do anything at all to help, she acknowledges she is overweight and doesn’t have anything going on but completely refuses to do anything.

We are lucky that I own the house and have a full time job. I fear that if we spilt up, she wouldn’t be able to afford housing and has absolutely no support network.

I don’t know why I’m posting, I feel like we have wasted our lives and it is down to nothing now. We can’t have any type of conversation without it descending into an argument.

I had vacation days recently, I ended up taking myself out of the house with no idea what to do, and felt so isolated and guilty to leave her that I ended up spending a lot of time just in car parks so I could feel like there was something going on.

I’m a 36-year-old woman, and my husband is 45. We’ve been together for 16 years and married for 13. Together we have three children, ages 15, 13, and 10.

My husband has struggled with depression on and off throughout our entire relationship, but this past year has been one of the hardest seasons we’ve ever faced.

He has always been the type of man who gives endlessly to others. Over the years, he has opened our home to friends who needed a place to stay. He loves helping the community, especially feeding people experiencing homelessness. He’s also a musician — music truly runs through his soul. On top of that, he has coached youth flag football and basketball for years. Overall, he is someone who genuinely loves people without judgment.

One of the biggest struggles in our relationship has been financial stability. Throughout most of our marriage, I have been the primary provider and have worked consistently longer than he has. I currently work with children with disabilities at a private school, and while I love what I do, it can take a serious toll on my mental and emotional health.

This past year, our children have started noticing his depression much more deeply. Our 15-year-old avoids being home whenever possible, and honestly, I understand why. I still try to allow her to enjoy being a teenager and have space from everything happening at home.

The last few months have been especially difficult. There have been many times I’ve had to leave work early because my husband needed me with him, or I stayed home completely because he begged me not to leave. Thankfully, my boss has been incredibly compassionate and supportive. She has allowed me to stay home when needed and still made sure my income wasn’t affected.

Last month, things became very serious. I called crisis services because my husband was having frightening thoughts and believed the devil wanted to harm him and our children. He was taken to the hospital for a few hours before being discharged. The following day, one of my friends petitioned for him to be admitted into a psychiatric facility because she believed he needed to be somewhere safe.

According to my husband, the psychiatric ward didn’t help him much at all. He described it as mostly sitting in a recliner while being observed, surrounded by people who were screaming, hitting walls, and trying to fight others. He was only there for three days because we do not have health insurance.

The day after he returned home, I took him to a mental health clinic where he was prescribed medication for depression. Unfortunately, the medication seemed to make things worse. It caused severe insomnia, and his anxiety skyrocketed. Since then, he mostly stays in bed, chain smokes cigarettes, and struggles to shower or be emotionally present for our children. He still eats well, but mentally and emotionally he seems so far away.

One of the hardest parts is hearing him constantly tell me that I deserve someone better — someone who can love me and the children the way we deserve. But I don’t want someone else. I want my husband back. I miss the man I fell in love with 15 years ago, and I cry almost every day grieving who he used to be.

I cannot rely much on his parents, especially my mother-in-law. Most of the time, all they do is remind me that he needs help without offering any actual support. I’ve started feeling resentment toward my mother-in-law and sometimes want to block her entirely, but I can’t because the home we live in belongs to his parents. Thankfully, we do not pay rent or a mortgage since the house is already paid off.

The only support I truly have comes from my best friend, my mom, my sisters, and my boss.

At this point, I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. I feel emotionally exhausted, heartbroken, and overwhelmed trying to hold everything together for my husband, my children, and myself.

Any advice or guidance would truly mean so much.

Thank you.

Full vent. Feel free to see last posts, they are very... very descriptive.

Anyways, after some time at her parents, moving out, taking the dog, going into a partial hospitalization program, and getting out. She returned home! Unanounced. But, she returned. With the dog.

I was very surprised, after several months, I had begun to forget her voice. She provided 1-day, with the mask on, almost as if she was trying to prove that she had gotten better. But, a mask is a mask. Inevitably, that mask came off, and I was left with the same person that I had been trying to carry through their depression, just to inevitably find a finger pointing back at me as a result of.

By day 2 of this sporadic hang-out, she noted "you are the only person I feel like with this now, with everyone else, I am happy, I am goofy, I am myself, and I am fun!"

For those who have heard this before... I just think its so especially important to iterate the reality of it.

Every other person that she has a relation with at every point wasnt fucking there, the entire time. I dont want to say I supported in perfection at every single moment. But I was there. My response, genuinely was "Okay, so, you have your family, and your friends, and all those people in your life that are now there right? Tell me... if you had an anxiety attack, and screamed "fuck you" repeatedly at any of them how would they respond? If you went up to your sister, took her dog, left, and blocked her, the next time you saw her how would she respond? If you were responsible for your roommates electricity, and you didnt pay the bill for the entire lease without saying anything... leaving them coming home from vacation with their electricity off and all of their food bad... how would they respond?

You compare me to relationships with people who havent been here the entire time. And have never been affected by your mental health in anway. So, yes, I am sure it is very easy for you to hang out with them without the emotional weight of the guilt around your actions."

These are few actions... among many.

But it is sad, how blind some of these folks can be. She can see nothing with the exact exception of : "yup, he must just cause we anxiety generally"

My reward for having had stuck around through everything, and capturing all of the collateral damage of her symptoms, is getting the worst version of her... the unnaccountable one, who feels nothing but guilt, which beggets anxiety, which you are then blamed for causing.

While, all of the people that were not there get the best version of her. The easy relationships, that were not there... that were not affected in any way at all.

Try to convince them of this logic, and it is controlling. Or manipulative. Or you are "attacking their character"

attacking their character, by telling them the things that they have done.

Sorry. This vent is extremely resentful.

But, truly, I never thought I would be posting here again. I am not mad at her. I am mad at myself... for believing again, for just one moment.

How small I am finding myself again.

Thanks all. Any words are appreciated.

My (30F) partner’s (31M) depression & anger is spiraling out of control. We have been together ten years and he’s always struggled with anxiety pretty badly with some bouts of depression. But his depression has really just exploded since we bought our house two years ago. I’m not even sure why I’m posting or what I want out of this. I have deleted about ten giant paragraphs trying my best to verbalize all of the nuances and little details as to why he feels the way he does. But it’s so hard to make sense of it all to myself never mind convey it to other people. He has started to blame everything on me and what I lack for the way he feels. Waking up at 2 AM and threatening to kill himself and going on insane rants about how much he hates his life and me and our relationship and what I’m bringing to the table is why he wants to. Basically telling me on a regular basis that I have ruined his life and when I speak up and say that it’s unfair he gets angrier and tells me I’m making it about myself. While he sits there and makes it about me….I’m not someone who can’t sit here and take responsibility for my short comings. I try really hard to be someone he wants and try really hard to improve his mindset. I’m a painfully positive person, just by nature. But I’m losing it at this point. The pressure I feel from him all the time about my role in his mental health is starting to suck the life out of me. I really am not a bad person or some secret bitch that’s coming to Reddit to whine while really being the villain. I try really hard in all aspects of my life. I don’t earn a lot of money but I try and make up for that in other ways. I’ve always known he loves me, but I’m really starting to question lately if that is the truth and maybe he would be better off without me. His mental health might improve if I wasn’t weighing on his life. I’m not being purposefully vague, I just almost can’t find the energy to try and piece it all together to provide strangers on the internet more context. I am just struggling and feeling very alone and beat down. I don’t share this with other people in my life because I don’t want their view of him to change. Because I know he’s not a bad person. Before anyone asks he will not do therapy no matter how many times I’ve asked, so it’s all on me. But I’m beginning to become a shell of myself as a result of all this. I guess that’s it. I just wanted to vent a little and see if anyone could relate a little bit, and feel less alone. I apologize because I’m not a Reddit expert by any means, I just scroll on here sometimes. So if anything I’m saying isn’t right, please forgive me. I wish nothing but the best for everyone in here trying their best to keep themselves together while being strong for someone else. It’s extremely difficult to push your feelings aside of a daily basis because the other is so fragile. I wish you all the best❤️

I'm actually not sure about what I'm looking for here, I feel emotionally exhausted and I don’t trust my own judgment anymore, I'm really struggling to regulate myself at the moment.

For context, my girlfriend and I have been together for around half a year, long distance. We care about each other a lot, and outside of conflict she can be very loving and affectionate. She tells me I’m important to her and that I’m a good partner. Good days are really good but bad days feel like the end of the world.

Sometimes she disappears or becomes distant for hours. I usually try to be supportive and understanding because I know she struggles with pain, stress, or she might just be having a hard time. I still try to show affection and show up, saying “I love you” or checking in. Most of the times I get it wrong, I did something that made her upset while she wasn't around or I didn't check on her enough or sooner. Either way I try, I do, but as of late I just enter "waiting mode" until she appears again, so I'm sure I don't do anything that makes things worse.

I really try to be understanding but it hurts me that when she comes back she often doesn’t acknowledge anything I said while she was gone, including affection. She won’t say “I love you” back or respond to things I shared. It makes me feel very rejected and unimportant, specially because I know that many times while she is not responding to me she is on her phone. Recently I tried to express that this affected me. I specifically said I understood why she was distant and that I wasn’t blaming her or demanding anything. I actually didn’t want to bring it up at all, but she asked what was wrong, so I answered honestly.

Needless to say the conversation escalated very quickly. Instead of talking about the feeling itself, about me understanding but feeling sad regardless because she didn't say "I love you" back in more than three occasions the argument turned into things like:

- me being told I always victimise myself

- comparisons between our pain

- her saying how much she had to put up with me

- me not being needed at all

Got insulted, break up talk appeared, "find someone better"...

I try very hard to de-escalate and keep things calm. I don’t insult her, I don’t threaten the relationship, and I usually apologise quickly because I genuinely don’t want to hurt her. But somehow conflicts keep ending with me feeling like I’m the problem entirely. I don't get closure, it's always just me bending. I also know I’m not perfectly calm either, I get anxious and try harder to fix things, which sometimes keeps the argument going instead of letting it settle. And I hate to admit it but I'm becoming frustrated.

I'm afraid to express feelings at all. The minute I opened my mouth I knew we were gonna have a fight. I’ve started believing that my emotional needs are selfish or proof that I lack empathy, even though I spend a lot of energy trying to understand her perspective.

I know she's hurting, I've seen it, I know it, but I feel like disagreements always become about my faults, and I rarely receive acknowledgment or apologies for things that hurt me.

I love her, and I know deep down that she loves me too, but I'm having a very hard time not losing my mind right now because this argument has caused her to ghost me for two days, it's the first time that this has happened and I don't know how to deal with it.

This is my third post after the argument (I deleted the other two out of guilt). I occupied myself reading every post I could find to find some clarity and some peace. If you've read this far I appreciate you, thank you for your time and patience. I apologise if it doesn't make much sense I tried to gather my thoughts the best I could.

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I’m male 34yo and I just went through a breakup after a 7-month relationship. I’m feeling lost because the reason wasn’t a lack of love.

She told me that she has reached a breaking point. Between her anxiety and daily life struggles, she feels completely numb and "broken." She said it’s not that she doesn’t love me anymore, but she feels she can’t give me what I deserve right now. She has completely withdrawn into herself.

I want her back, but I’ve never dealt with a situation like this before. It’s hard to accept that love isn’t enough when someone is struggling mentally.

Has anyone here experienced a similar breakup? How did you handle it? Did they ever come back once they felt better, or is it better to just move on?

Thank you in advance for any advice or support.