hallo i'm jeff new to this ,suffered depression/anxiety 20 years, last year wife of 27 years left for someone else in a cold heartless way this nearly finished me off I am in some ways still shellshocked ,I have the stress of selling my home, a difficult ex wife who is trying to destroy me and keeping myself together .I am on meds which keeps my head above water but I struggle on a daily basis.I met a lovely women recently but the depression got in the way and caused us to split we are still friends,but this is causing me further stress.she is a nurse and I thought she would have at least some understanding, she stated she cant cope with my depression I am well aware of the dynamics of depression and despite the low energy I was as loving as I could be,it feels like another rejection. Friends have advised me to take time out from relationships and be gentle on myself, I know there is a lot of sense in this but I love this women.I have a further irritation that I am destroying myself with thoughts of the fact I should be working,I have beat myself up with this for so long I feel it will eventually cause my demise, does anyone have insights or handled a similiar situation thanks
