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We have talked about counseling. Or at least mentioned it, but she seems unwilling to go any further with it than that. I suspect that she is suffering from real depression right now. Her lack of motivation to do anything at all. Her weight gain (before the pregnancy). Her moodiness and withdrawl from contact. But her upbringing is very against therapy. It is just something that you don't do, a stigma or something.
I have asked her if she would consider talking to someone about it. I read that depression during pregnancy affects 10-20% of women, with those having a previous history of depression to be much more likely to suffer during pregnancy. I also read that pregnant mothers have lower birth weight and a higher risk of complications. I shared all of this with her, trying to draw the focus onto the baby, rather than onto what this is doing to our marriage and to me. Still nothing. She doesn't think she needs help.
So, that is a follow-up question... How do you get someone to consider getting help for depression when they won't admit the problem to themselves or seek out professional help? I can't drag her into the clinic.
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
- Albert Einstein
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