Any advice to help me and my partner?

Mental health
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Hey again everyone,

I would appreciate any advice you can offer.

I suffer from Intrusive Thoughts (at least similar) that causes me anxiety and sometimes depression. It can be hard to navigate life throughout your 20's, especially with sporadic mental health issues.

However this isn't about me. My partner suffers from anxiety (depression too sometimes) and she somehow manages to deal through it, we both do with our issues (touch wood) but unfortunately she has been struggling more so recently.

She has had unfortunate emotional circumstances happen over the last several months, a stressful job and doubts about important future decisions that need to be made. Her anxiety has climbed on top of her, making her distant, unmotivated and highly motivational. We are all different through our "episodes" but she is more so disconnected now than ever. She has lost considerable weight, which was intentional but has now spiralled out of control. She is trying to eat better now, exercise more and regain her former self. She has asked to receive professional help, although on the NHS that'll be a long wait. I love her and hate seeing her this way, and I do everything I can to help her, support her and be understanding.

I find it difficult when it upsets me, when I try to cope with bad days on my own issues, to focus on building our future, when I am trying to support her.

I would love your advice if you have any to part with.

Many thanks,

L&W

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Lost and Wander, I to am experiencing the same issues as your partner. I think just letting your partner know that u understand and u r there for them. With anxiety depression its easy to become overwhelmed which makes a person want to withdraw from everyone and everything. Having someone to talk to helps also.

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L and W

Well You must admit you are both very much alike, in a way you should be able to help yourself with your Anxiety.

Possibly a course of CBT may help you both together, you would both learn coping techniques together and that in turn would help you both to give encouragement together. See if your GP could arrange something where both of you can go together, I understand treatment is hard to get at this time, although if you are both able to encourage each other  that would be great.

BOB