US EditionAsking Eric: I Want Out of My Marriage, but My Husband Is Sick
- Recently the wife says she wants to end the marriage and be alone while her husband was recently found to be on the spectrum with Asperger's and was also diagnosed with Parkinson's.
- After a nervous breakdown related to her second child's death, the wife retired after failing to find another position, ending a 25-year relationship with her husband.
- At night, her husband itches his beard and rubs his calf making a strange noise, a fidget he only does at the bedtime moment and stops for around 45 seconds if gently asked but gets annoyed if asked again.
- A recommended step is to seek a couples therapist experienced with neurodivergent people, as Eric Thomas said she does not have to stay but grief can cloud decisions and therapy can help plan a safer future.
- Within the blended family, the couple's blended family includes five adult children, with one adult child living with anxiety who sometimes `ices` the father; the child's therapist is recommended to help make gatherings successful.
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Asking Eric: Husband’s mounting diagnoses, my own nervous breakdown drag marriage to breaking point
Dear Eric: I’ve been with my husband for 25 years. Twenty of those years I spent being a mother and a grandmother and a full-time employee. I had a nervous breakdown after my second child passed away from illness and I wanted to move away, but not with my husband. He insisted on coming. But ultimately, I did not find another position and ended up retiring.
Anchorage Daily News
Michigan LiveAsking Eric: I want out of my marriage, but my husband is sick
Advice from R. Eric Thomas.
Asking Eric: After 25 years of marriage, I feel guilty about wanting to leave
Dear Eric: I’ve been with my husband for 25 years. Twenty of those years I spent being a mother, a grandmother, and a full-time employee. I had a nervous breakdown after my second child passed away from illness and I wanted to move away, but not with my husband. He insisted on coming. But ultimately, I did not find another position and ended up retiring.
Helena Independent Record
Wife wants out of marriage, but husband is sick
Dear Eric: I've been with my husband for 25 years. Twenty of those years I spent being a mother and a grandmother and a full-time employee. I had a nervous breakdown after my second child passed away from illness and…
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