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Chigurh - You’re a good man by mitquinn
and very brave for the ability to share.
I know what you are going through. I’ve never shared here but my wife had a significant break with some of the same complications. It came completely out of left field and I was shattered.
With grace and patience (and to not elongate my story), she bounced back with the help of counseling and treatment from good doctors. We later found out she had withheld childhood trauma her entire life (her dad suffered from being an alcoholic Vietnam vet). The brain is an awful self defeating weapon when the wiring is not firing correctly.
Hang in there. I have my email attached if you would like some offline conversing.