Posted by Greg A. on August 9, 2001, at 15:00:01
In reply to Help me - Greg and Susan, posted by Gracie2 on August 8, 2001, at 20:58:58
I just had to laugh at your reference to the Red Sox. It's so typical of us men isn't it? We can get all worked up over some sport, but other things we won't let touch us at all. My wife cries over sad movies. She cries over problems of people she doesn't even know. She empathizes with everyone who is in trouble. Me - I try to ignore it all. And i get mad at her for being so emotional. It hurts too much for me to feel those emotions. And yet that attitude is a big part of why I am depressed. Those feelings have to get out. If they are not dealt with as grief or sadness, then they come out as anxiety, or depression or alcoholism or workoholism.I hate to come across as the 'Sensitive New Age Guy' because I'm not. But your husband better watch it! The Red Sox cannot continue to be his emotional outlet.
Hang in there. We are tough to get through to, but it can happen.Greg
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