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Depression and Stress 2336 topics

Many of us experience depression and stress brought on by divorce and separation. Discuss how you cope, learn from the experience of others.
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Details of support organisations
If you find yourself needing support and/or advice from a specialist organisation, you may find the list of helpline numbers and website links below useful:
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13 May 20, by rubytuesday
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does the court take depression to consideration
interesting to know how much the court takes into consideration depression, as this divorce is taking a lot out of me, it has been going on for 14 months and no ...
18 Jun 19, by dezpemberton
Latest 05 Jun 25 by wexalor131
Replies:1
:1527
Latest by wexalor131
05 Jun 25
Continual character assassination is starting to get to me
We initially tried to be amicable and intended to settle between ourselves but husband got domestically abusive and then got legal representation, withdrew his ...
24 Nov 24, by petitwinkle
Latest 24 Nov 24 by petitwinkle
Replies:1
:348
Latest by petitwinkle
24 Nov 24
Processing the Pain of Divorce at Work
I have recently shared what I have learned in my divorce more than 10 years ago in a podcast interview and also on my blog. I hope my words can give you some co ...
06 Sep 24, by DVFE1111
Replies:0
:381

Desperation
Hi
my daughter is recieving and is getting verbal and very very bad text from her ex she has tried for several months to deal with the daily abuse but it is ...
29 Jul 22, by Helpmesos
Latest 29 Jul 22 by rubytuesday
Replies:1
:715
Latest by rubytuesday
29 Jul 22
Help with panic attacks needed
Hi

Thank you so much for this wonderful website. I have been visiting the site over the last few years as I watched my marriage going down the drain bu ...
17 May 22, by Chilli Pepper
Latest 19 May 22 by Chilli Pepper
Replies:2
:682
Latest by Chilli Pepper
19 May 22
How do you know when to walk away?
My husband is suffering from depression and we are now four months into him being diagnosed. I recently came through treatment for breast cancer and of course, ...
03 Feb 22, by Dizmoo
Latest 04 Feb 22 by Dizmoo
Replies:2
:897
Latest by Dizmoo
04 Feb 22
Work stress prompting resignation
Hi I am separated from my husband, and he's suing me for divorce. He's applied for decree Nisi and says he's finished filling in his Form E. I haven't started f ...
19 Oct 21, by bambigrimm
Latest 20 Oct 21 by WYSPECIAL
Replies:2
:933
Latest by WYSPECIAL
20 Oct 21
False allegations of domestic abuse
I'm sure it's well known now that psychological domestic abuse is considered very much under the umbrella of domestic abuse, and rightly so.

However, ...
10 Jun 21, by SASManJim
Latest 01 Jul 21 by MOF
Replies:7
:11.9k
Latest by MOF
01 Jul 21
Impending court hearing / sleep deprivation
hi everyone,

I've got a court "hearing" (its cloud based due to current restrictions) this coming Monday and my stress levels are fluctuating ...
04 May 21, by el_johnstone
Latest 05 May 21 by wikivorce team
Replies:1
:712
Latest by wikivorce team
05 May 21
Cant do this anymore
I cant do this anymore. I dont want to live beyond this. But I'm scared of killing myself. What if I fail and am left damaged.

My wife suffers with men ...
06 Dec 20, by divorcee_1972
Latest 06 Dec 20 by bigman60
Replies:4
:1447
Latest by bigman60
06 Dec 20
Trying My Best
Hi Everyone

After a few months of trawling - I finally found this website - what a relief!!

Basically my husband received some defamatory info ...
26 Oct 20, by fishoutofwater100
Latest 04 Dec 20 by fishoutofwater100
Replies:3
:929
Latest by fishoutofwater100
04 Dec 20
2 months on, still struggling but not so badly
It feels like much more than two months since I found this forum, two months since my husband ended our marriage.

I've really, really struggled with de ...
22 Feb 18, by EStripes
Latest 14 Oct 20 by Djsmith
Replies:7
:2150
Latest by Djsmith
14 Oct 20
Struggling with Text Abuse
Good Afternoon, I am struggling with the whole WhatsApp and message abuse from my ex.

My situation is that my ex has a solicitor as we agreed mutually ...
23 Mar 20, by LeMoss1973
Latest 14 Oct 20 by Djsmith
Replies:3
:1053
Latest by Djsmith
14 Oct 20
Anyone in a similar situation?
STBX requested a divorce back in 2015. We agreed to go with 2 years separation with consent to avoid all the mud slinging. She moved out in 2015 with our son, ...
20 May 19, by el_johnstone
Latest 20 May 19 by Vigorate
Replies:3
:1009
Latest by Vigorate
20 May 19
11 Feb 19, by Bluenose_78
Latest 12 Feb 19 by Mitchum
Replies:3
:979
Latest by Mitchum
12 Feb 19
Search for a criminal defense lawyer
My husband died last year in a road accident. Now me and my daughter (8 Years old) lives together in an apartment in Montreal. I suspect my daughter is sexualy ...
30 Jan 19, by liamjackson
Latest 30 Jan 19 by WYSPECIAL
Replies:1
:717
Latest by WYSPECIAL
30 Jan 19
Hurting
Hello, I been married for 11 years..I have 4 kids and lost! My husband had affairs and I continue to take him back, and the last affair few months ago damaged m ...
23 Sep 18, by BrittanySade87
Latest 09 Dec 18 by jenson
Replies:5
:1264
Latest by jenson
09 Dec 18
Depression
I'm getting divorced which isn't what I want but he hit me so no going back. I'm suffering with stress and depression and have been prescribed diazepam, will he ...
28 Nov 17, by skinny lizzy
Latest 03 Dec 18 by MireilleRobitaille
Replies:2
:1013
Latest by MireilleRobitaille
03 Dec 18
History repeating
7 years ago I went into a black hole after my wife left me for another man and took our young daughter to live in France. It took me many months to get over thi ...
30 Oct 18, by danjbarron
Latest 31 Oct 18 by Clawed
Replies:1
:2724
Latest by Clawed
31 Oct 18
Family Law Act 1996, Section 33(6)
Can the courts grant an occupation order under the Family Law Act 1996, Section 33(6)
If the applicant has no form of income/savings/outgoings?

My ...
30 Aug 18, by badassdad
Latest 31 Aug 18 by hon3ybee
Replies:1
:1141
Latest by hon3ybee
31 Aug 18
Anxiety and sleeplessness
Hi All,

Just wondering what others have done to ease anxiety during this awful process.

I feel that I've tried most things and settled on medi ...
28 Aug 18, by hon3ybee
Latest 31 Aug 18 by hon3ybee
Replies:3
:1177
Latest by hon3ybee
31 Aug 18
Feeling down
I've kind of been ok up until now, but today it's all starting to hit home.

Stbx is exchanging contracts today on his new house, bought for cash with m ...
16 Aug 18, by Kitty98
Latest 16 Aug 18 by divorced at last
Replies:1
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Latest by divorced at last
16 Aug 18
Ways of coping
Hi All,

I would love to know what distracts you from the doom and gloom?

3 years on and I now feel like giving up. I just want to run and hide ...
14 May 18, by NoMoreMrs
Latest 16 May 18 by NoMoreMrs
Replies:7
:1992
Latest by NoMoreMrs
16 May 18
Get me outta here!
Well, I sorted out my complex tax situation and renounced my U.S. citizenship so it's full steam ahead on the divorce. I filled in the new divorce petition form ...
15 Aug 17, by Adrift
Latest 15 May 18 by Adrift
Replies:5
:900
Latest by Adrift
15 May 18
Going through severe mood swings...Help!!!
Hello All,

It’s 3.15 am and I already got up and tried to sleep back into my bed about 5 times since 1 am.

I applied for divorce with my wif ...
29 Apr 18, by dadlovesu
Latest 10 May 18 by Declan
Replies:8
:1918
Latest by Declan
10 May 18
For the new ones: survival in the first few weeks
OK so those who are observant, the below is in my blog. Team Wiki has asked me to move this to the forum to make sure peeps see it. So here goes:

As yo ...
02 May 11, by Shoegirl
Latest 08 May 18 by One day at a time
Replies:74
:8870
Latest by One day at a time
08 May 18
Maybe I need help
I developed some mental health issues and my wife decided she was better off without me, left and applied for divorce on the grounds of behaviour.

I ha ...
24 Mar 18, by IvorProblem
Latest 07 May 18 by Mitchum
Replies:3
:987
Latest by Mitchum
07 May 18
Don't know which way to turn
It's all closing in on me, I don't know what to do, I can feel the depression I had for years whilst married creeping back, just simply because I have to think ...
21 Mar 18, by Lipstickandlollipops
Latest 24 Mar 18 by Lipstickandlollipops
Replies:3
:893
Latest by Lipstickandlollipops
24 Mar 18
possibly pre separation
New on here and think I am about to join the ranks of the soon to be separated. I am married to a not unpleasant man who just happens to be quite selfish. I h ...
09 Sep 16, by bella57
Latest 09 Mar 18 by bella57
Replies:7
:1842
Latest by bella57
09 Mar 18
Still struggling
I haven't posted for a while as I thought I was moving on. I was working hard looking after my sons- but suddenly that has all collapsed. It has been 16 months ...
09 Nov 17, by Fifty plus
Latest 04 Dec 17 by elizadoolittle
Replies:4
:832
Latest by elizadoolittle
04 Dec 17
this is draining me
recently separated after 15+ years, 2 kids, the marriage had been dead for years but I had decided to stay for the kids - I know, bad decision but I couldn't fa ...
07 Sep 17, by arthurnudge
Latest 07 Sep 17 by wikiliki
Replies:1
:895
Latest by wikiliki
07 Sep 17
Horrendous end to family weekend
My son and his fiancee came over for the weekend to meet his sister's boyfriend and spend the weekend as a family
The weekend was lovely up until last night ...
21 Aug 17, by julie321
Latest 29 Aug 17 by julie321
Replies:13
:1945
Latest by julie321
29 Aug 17
I just miss her
5 years we have been apart and I still miss her, she doesn't care about me, if she did she wouldn't have broken our marriage up without putting in serious ef ...
07 May 17, by andy317
Latest 11 Aug 17 by MrsClueless
Replies:13
:2202
Latest by MrsClueless
11 Aug 17
We split up. I need your help!
I split up with my boyfriend today, I feel horrible. It hurts a lot when your beloved one doesn't believe you when you say the truth. And the problem is his jea ...
02 Aug 17, by JamesUsrey
Latest 03 Aug 17 by Declan
Replies:1
:810
Latest by Declan
03 Aug 17
Still struggling
I've been separated for a year but nothing seems to be getting any easier. I have good days but then the slightest thing knocks me back. My husband went off wit ...
20 Jul 17, by Fifty plus
Latest 22 Jul 17 by Declan
Replies:9
:1845
Latest by Declan
22 Jul 17
Having a bit of a wobble
Subject title says it all really! Thought I was doing fairly well all things considered then tonight had a bit of a wobble, all said and done. Hate when I think ...
08 May 17, by Autumn Lady
Latest 15 Jun 17 by Tamarasuju
Replies:9
:1943
Latest by Tamarasuju
15 Jun 17
Mental well being
Ex taking me back to court to reduce spousal maintenance after 2 years since it was granted
mental well being deteriorated unable to work at the moment will ...
16 May 17, by fifiline
Replies:0
:806

When will it all end and how....
Hello

I am female, 50, on the Autism Spectrum and a respondent in a divorce initiated due to various health issues that have meant that I allegedly can ...
14 May 17, by serendipity90
Latest 14 May 17 by hadenoughnow
Replies:1
:1043
Latest by hadenoughnow
14 May 17
Here comes the anxiety again
The divorce was finalised last month and I've been doing okay up until the last week or so but the anxiety has come back in waves. I just feel this is a never-e ...
26 Apr 17, by Rob6
Latest 08 May 17 by Dotti6157
Replies:27
:3710
Latest by Dotti6157
08 May 17

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