26.07.2024 by User64956L29
I have had a long and difficult relationship with my wife but like a dog with a bone I always thought I could figure it out or eventually find a formula that would make her fall in love with me and everything would be dandy.
Sadly all this has done is made me very depressed, anxious, empty and lonely beyond words. I feel like quite the fool for ever thinking I could love my wife better, all I've done is love her until I had no love left for me and a couple of years back I was so depressed and self loathing I was physically causing myself harm. That was when I decided to pull out of the relationship emotionally and protect myself.
Anyway, I saw an article on Alexithymia and it was like my life story was spilled out onto the page. Just recently I've found the courage to address the possibility she may have alexithymia and would like to engage a therapist to help us navigate how to manage it so we can keep our relationship together.
Has anyone had any success with therapists and does anyone know of one in Brisbane, Australia. None come up when you search online and no one seems to know what you are talking about when you call psychologists / psychiatrists.
Thanks in advance, Scot.