my wife doesn't care when i'm sickmy wife doesn't care when i'm sick

Partners are supposed to have each others backs, even when it doesnt seem like the best thing to do. Hi. I shouldn't have to and I take very good care of myself after 27 years and a complete role reversal. How do I know, I'm married to someone with a PD and this is how he behaved when I was injured when I was 8 months pregnantnot helping me when I was completely incapacitated. When he's not sleeping, he's making random 'sick' noises like sighing, We havent heard from you in a while, and Im hoping you are ok. He refused to tend to me as I was going into shock. Your book sits on my husband's night stand. Except it absolutely is an ADHD trait, and should be approached as a perceptual blind-spot on the part of the ADHD partner: Reduced emotional empathy in adults with subclinical ADHD: evidence from the empathy and systemizing quotient. Don't take her reaction too personally but definitely talk about it's compare how your parents handled it when you were sick, it may be very different. How many people have you slept with in your life?? Keep in mind that on his days off (F,ST,SN), he Does NOTHING! Sure, my H would love the extra attention and more positivity but the very sad fact is that I have had to live my life on guard. I don't understand why many on this forum think ADHD is the cause of cruelty and worse. I was about to turn 40 and here I was watching a grown man turn red in the face, speak horribly to himself for a broken scraper. I gotvery sick from what I ate. Got plenty of time to think about it. If you talk about how he's not connecting with you and that's disappointing to you, the issue is HIM. Stay away from me!" Anyway, I got way off track here. And that doctor he threatened to sue likely saved his son's life. it's not the same as OCD. Are you 5 years old? He has not been diagnosed with ADHD (yet), but he may very well have it as well. Nothing sexual ever happened but after 2 years of him love bombing me, calling me hot, beautiful, his soul mate, his twin, etc, he would discard me when I got too needy and hoover me back in when he needed an emotional pick me up. It wasnt until recently that I found an outlet for all of this junk in my head. What? Wanting to CONNECT? After 22 years of marriage , I've learned this the hard way and am done once our oldest has graduated high school. When I'm sick no one asks what I Just the feeling at the moment. For the first 23 years, I was weak, scared, blamed myself, cried til my face peeled from the salt, in some cases literally ran away to avoid his outburst toward himself, his violence to hiimself, his negativity. And here is my confession, for I fall short of a Marvel superhero. I know the empathy is in there, but it's overridden by the rest of their experience and the onslaught of perception they constantly have to sort through. I m not saying it s right, but I am not putting in the effort for someone who lies to my face about everything. Devoid of anything? Become a Mighty contributorhere. He has the attitude of "Well, that's the past", "this is now". Now I'm going to get sick! Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Jason and Maria want something entirely different out of the same marriage. If I could boil down the difficulties, it really does come down to lack of love as you described. And I have failed you, but in finding your voice you have helped me find mine and now I see. Get out now and look for greener pastured. H's definition of love is thisafter I asked him "What does love mean to you?" I do not think I will see a lasting change because myspousewith ADD is alwaysout for himself. So he's taking it easy today and napping on and off. I was out of character. 2 months ago I had a Hysterectomy. Have been married for 4years now. Ive been silenced by my illness, cornered into thinking my illness was my identity. Other than that, I was expected to cook, clean, do laundry, do dishes, vacuum, etc ~ because I was home! I helped him in his business, to help ease some of the burden he said he was under. I started treatment and with the antibiotics and things you get sicker before you start healing. I wish he'd just admit he''s not the handyman he thinks he IS. Some otc antacids helped. Don't let the ADHD make you feel any worse you need the peace and quiet to recover gently. He is withdrawing from you, and youre feeling alone. If it's me first? This is the response of a person who lives in the present. How would you like her to act? NOTHING HELPED. I know when I'm sick, I freak out about being a burden & not pulling my weight. You are very caring and shower her with affection and loveYou respect her parents and treat them wellYou respect your wife and support her to achieve her dreamsYour presence makes her feel happy (because she loves you so much)She considers you as her soulmateShe feels safe and secure to be with youShe trust you so muchMore items To live content with small means; to be worthy, not respectable; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, this is my symphony. Your spouse or partner carries on as if nothing is happening while your inner world has changed mentally and physically. Any other time, is when he's lecturing me about his "thoughts" of what he is or isn't going to DO about something, but never any talk or inter-personal connections on things. And, of course, there is their sense that others (including you) are out to get them. Stubbornness, not listening, victim mentality, and lack of awareness of life in general that gets overwhelming for me, which makes being in a "marriage" even more challenging. I am sorry for your situation. WebIm worried about my chest pain. I've told our kids that THEY will be in charge of me if I ever get cancer or something like that. I agree. I am a Marvel hero, as you have said. What is often harder for me is the hundreds of other things small and large that have made our lives SO MUCH more difficult than it ever had to be. I got a friend to help, the truck, got a place to go, separated the bills (still paid his cell and medical in case he went to therapy), wrote a letter and tired to live with him without acknowledging his last tantrum, my pain and still having sex and accepting his hugs and sucking up to me and trying not to cave or vomit. But I believe I am blessed with many friends. WebA female reader, aunt honesty +, writes (19 November 2011): It doesn't mean that he doesn't care. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. When someone is sick or injured.I'm first respondentjust so you know? Have enough respect without ego to treat yourself with a non-toxic man or woman. I am not an illness. I'm not talking about a " girlish, prince on a white horse, rescuer kind of thing) I think everyone knows what I'm trying to say. I decided then to leave. 9. Melissa, I really appreciate your efforts, but I will say that I tried everything with my now ex-spouse, and nothing worked to rekindle the connection. It means you're a dumb ass push over that loves acting like a victim. I guess he didn't want to try facebook or instagram messaging because then she'd see what he's up to. But, he can't get past the victim hood yet. (Dirt, dust, cob webs, grease, filth, trash, broken stuff, computer junk, all over) Then there is the paperwork all over the place and our finances to get through. Of course, the more the therapist learned, the more it just reinforced what he already knew. This is what it's been like living with my ADHD husband as well. #1. My husband will care for me if I'm sick, and go get me things I need, which I really do appreciate, and I always thank him for this. Female here sick and tired of whiny twats like you. He reluctantly came up to the accident sight. Barf and poop, rehydrate, and take care of yourself. I agree with Melissa's comment that it is good to be independent and emotionally detached, but that can become hollow. This marriage has changed me, first for the worst and now finally for the better. After recovering from several hospitalizations, she went on to get a B.A. Does she get sick often?Wondering how sympathy for each other is usually when one of you is sick. That is when he finally paid attention to me and accepted that I was sick. Im the one who is on disability and hasnt worked in two years. However, I work andtake care of the house and the kids. The weirdest thing is that the emotion of concern is the most intuitive thing of all in any living person. out of the basement and towards you) and that ADHD symptoms are poorly managed. You only get 1 life and your life matters, period. I said no. Emotionless. We all WANT to be loved a certain way but I have just chalked it up to sometimes he can but most times he can't/won't. (maybe?). It was like neither of us care that we were damaging our marriage. She was probably raised in a household without empathy for sick people. It is not only me he has no sympathy for, it is his children as well. Whether it's romance, friendship, family, co-workers, or basic human interaction: we're here to help! Been married 13+ yrs and anytime I am sick, according to him I act like I am dying. If she's sick, and the kids need something, she's on her own. I could have written pages and pages in response. My ex didn't have ADHD. I know some have stated this, others have said the opposite. Press J to jump to the feed. Good point. Thank you for reminding me that it's me and my wife with each other now. He always says "you don't know me and to give him a chance to prove himself". Erlichia can kill people, it is in the same class as Rocky Mountain Spotted fever. Whichever it is, I wasted most of my life trying to make something work that couldn't. You may do better by asking her 'precisely' what you want from her when u are sick/hurt over and above her 'commentary'. You are not important. I agree with Truth..his kids come first. I am flaberggasted. You know all the important things. A male. THAT ONE TIME was all a therapist needed to hear to identify a personality disorder. My husband never realized what was happening right under his nose. Acknowledge the wrongdoing. Describe what you did, and why it was wrong.Promise not to do it again. Mean it.Ask for forgiveness. (I'm not sure if he came over on the Friday night from 9 pm to 8 am.). Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Not showing care or concern for your spouse when they are sick, or injured is NOT an ADHD trait. That's absurd. Qualities many w ADDdo not possess. Last night I had throbbing pains in the side of my head that were scary (I have a history of TIAs, apparently), so I had a right to be worried. Later Ilet him know I am very sick and need some help. My experience with ADD people is they are takers. But god forbid he do anything out of his way for me. What does it take to stop running into these types of people? Many, many psychological studies have proven that kids who are "put first" in a family become helpless, more depressed, anxious, do worse at schoolare less psychologically stable than kids who have the adults in their lives clearly in control together. This is a great take. Sorry guys, I just had to vent and get it out of my system. Submitted by DependentOrigination on Tue, 12/13/2016 - 10:32. Then came 2013, January. Submitted by notgonnalosemyself (not verified) on Mon, 04/17/2017 - 14:07. ).the instant I said I didn't feel wellshe put her hand on my forehead.went..OMGgot a thermometer and took my temperature.as one might think one should do in a situation like that? I will always do my best but not at the price of my sanity. So I've (40m) been married ten years now and I love my wife (40f), but she has the most annoying behavior pattern whenever I am sick. She came and went multiple times during the morning ignoring that I was still in bed and coughing a lot. And for this, I am truly, deeply sorry. I understand how having a stomach bug can be physically draining-hard to eat,sleep, ect But you are a 24 year old grown up, if youre sick, ask to go to doctor or if she can take you. Submitted by overwhelmedwife on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 06:05. Should also consider the stress my wife is dealing with at work. Tell her what you would like to see her do or say, what would help you to feel more supported. His answer,"Something you enjoy. Gosh, feel better! Submitted by dedelight4 on Fri, 04/14/2017 - 06:51. My job is a blessing to me though. They were on their lunch break at the time, and went back to work - taking the automatic transmission car and leaving me with the manual. Sometimes it's commitment to dinner hour where you discuss things together (rather than eating alone). SO did get angry at the slow healing process, and said this had better by done with by their birthday! I am very organized so I planned for thenext 20 days. Not a very nice thing to do to someone you say you "love". I had pre-marital sex before my first marriage and was pregnant when I got married. We had been friends for years and talked here and there. I was still in therapy and my therapist, who is a mutual friend and took me on pro-bono, helped me so much to rebuild my esteem, stop being co-dependent. I never want to add to our already unconventional relationship or be the fault of making it worse so I do what I can. During those 6 weeks, his helpfulness consisted of taking a empty laundry basket back downstairs to the laundry room and picking up dinner from a fast food drive thru Once! It's not even his fault because stupid idiot "women" like you let men like him treat you like crap. Don't misunderstand me - I get it. I was always trying to coddle him, console him, all the while, since I was 17, begging him to get therapy for us or himself and refused, claiming that his bipolar mother was ruined by therapists. He didn't take me to the hospital, just put me back to bed. (Sadly, he was not compliant enough with the whole thing and it didn't work). First, BE a person with whom he would be dying to connect. With my dh, he doesn't react well to any kind of situation when his filters are down (and always always at home) -- there was that time when I fell against a window in a freak accident -- breaking my humeris and dislocating my shoulder on the radiator at the same time. Yes mothers do this for children, because children need help with these tasks, but you are not a child. Our daughter just had surgery overseas. I didn't get medical help until nearly 12 hours later. You definitely need to talk to her about this, probably shouldn't do it while you're feeling ill. They are more important than you are. WebNo, that's not normal in a loving marriage. I wanted to hope that with me gone, and only him in the house, he would get to live the way he "wanted". I mis calculated the drop, my crutches went out from under me, and I fell, landing flat on my back on thecement patio, hard. 5 signs of an unsupportive husband during pregnancy. Lately he finds more reasons than not to leave the house to help someone else anybody else. But I text him and found out his wife was bipolar and in and out of hospitals. Some people wait until the water is visibly murky before performing maintenance on the tank. They will always be more important than you. Yeap, but there are moments I'm being shitty too so I thought to myself this is just fair. People are either takers or givers. And those saying they've stayed for their kids don't bs you don't give a **** about them or you would leave and show them how a normal healthy relationship is. Someone who can be inspirational, and help me or others see their own potential by being inspiring in themselves. He is scared about his health lately. You love me. Imagine that. Once in a while he says hello but its almost like it never happened. She used to tell me, (when speaking of my husband), "I liked him, he never BOTHERED ME", and would praise him for leaving her alone, unlike her other children who " needed" her, as children DO. Born with a congenital heart condition, she survived two open heart surgeries before age 4. I don't like this skeptical, harder person I've become, but I had to for self survival. His brother was paranoid-schizophrenic, diagnosed at 18 and died a few years ago from drug addiction. 3. I actually yelled at him, told him how selfish he is. Nothing. WebIs it normal for a husband to not take care of his wife when she falls sick? He is loved by many, not evil. Then he kept telling me I was going to be alright. I felt so good in the beginning, the wanted to die from the guilt and then angry when I realized I was even more codependent with this guy. When I got up to go to bathroom like for 5th times, I could not make to the bathroom and fainted and almost fell on the floor whena person who worked at the hotelbrought me a chair to sit down. The grass wasn't greener on the other side but my grass would probably never be any better so there needed to be changes on my side. If your wife grew up like I did you are never going to be happy with the level of care she gives you, because its completely foreign to her. Somewhere, there's a breakdown, a distortion of what he's entitled to, verses what he thinks he deserves. And when things happen to the kids the "mom" is always like I didn't know he would do that to our kids and abuse them even though I did. Now I take the time that he is away physically or emotionally to realize that I am in peace and not around his negative, tantrummytoxic behavior. My husband continued to be gone 4-5 nights a week with activities and my kids were completely out of control during this time, so I was exhausted and dealing with severe behavior issues each evening. Follow this journey on Living Without Limits. Newly wed so some things are quite new. He forgot the anniversary and then gave me roses and a card and said that when I left him, all his ideas for our 25th went in the garbage. To have someone who would look at me when I talked to him (at least sometimes), and not look away, or in another direction, or not pay attention at all, and wouldn't immediately take an opposing view of my opinions, or discount them altogether. Always. I even passed out in front of my kids on the floor, and they had to yell at him to help me. in Psychology. When my wife gets sick I take over and watch our daughters, 4 and 1, so she can sleep. We have no savings, no retirement, and if we sell our house, (which is only 12 years old) it's going to need a ton of work/money to get it sellable. (We do imitate our parents). I learned about myself and learned some hard lessons. I do believe he loves me. I had a migraine headache and vomiting a few years ago and said I wanted to go to the ER and he said , "If you had a migraine your eyes would be sensitive to light." "We can't afford it", but we can't afford to NOT call in someone. I can't help but think there is SOMETHING ELSE WRONG WITH HIM. (And he sees this as a good thing)half done, with walls half painted. I think the explanation for her behavior lies in a few traits from her background: Latina with history of macho men in her past. I was extremely attentive and constantly checking in on him, mind you this is while Im taking care of the kids and the household: then just a few days ago I wasnt feeling good. WebMy (soon to be) ex wife had little sympathy whenever I was sick, and honestly it really sucked. Otherwise she knows that I will go down and get whatever I want. We are at retirement age, but will never GET to retire. I will always do my best but not at the price of my sanity.". Dont gauge this for the rest of your marriage. Iv been with my partner only 2 years yet everytime hes sick he bails out to go with his mates or even when I'm not sick, that or either on his game all day. So it's easier when you can say, "ok 20% sucks if I let it but 80% is fabulous". Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. By then its too late. She will come in and ask me if I need/want anything and see how I am doing. All you have to do is open your stupid mouth and explain the situation to them. In the letter I explained that he needed to get help and I was running to save myself. 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