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I'm in love with a stroke survivor

Sun, 27 May 2012 16:10:06 +0000

I try to understand him. I try to help and care for him. I joined this group to learn and understand the things he goes through so that I can be there for him. He pushes me away. He's depressed and won't go for counseling. I sent him an article on how to improve self esteem after the stroke and I think it made him angry. He thinks I'm trying to get inside his head when all I want is to see him happy. I can't give up because I love him so much. I pray and cry and pray and cry. I don't know what to do.

did you get divorced over your stroke?

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:16:07 +0000

Hi,

My name is Dan. I'm 28 years of age & 2 years ago I had an aneurysm due to a birth defect which caused a stroke from the brain swelling because it was under too much stress from the aneurysm. At that time I had a wife & a little boy aged 2.

After about 3 months from returning home from the hospital, my wife filed for divorce. We were married 5 years before I got sick & I thought we were madly in love.

She never cheated on me. (She just took our son & new daughter we had 2 months before she left) to live at her parents.

Trying to get my brain to somewhat recover & deal with divorce was really hard. I've since then sold our house & moved in with my parents. When she left, I stayed in our home. It was so hard to go to work everyday, come home clean, & cook for myself. I was WAY to tired. & it's a lot easier now at my parents house!

I sleep 10-14 hours every night. Do you?

I heard divorce is quite common after stroke. How did it effect you?

I figured this topic would fit best in the young stroke survivor section

Online dating

Sun, 30 May 2010 22:31:23 +0000

As an individual with a disability I have found that it is easier to meet people online when it comes to dating. A lot of guys I meet in person see my hand or my limp before they see my personality. but through online dating, i can get to know someone and they like me for my personality before i even tell them about the stroke. Has anyone had success with online dating? I find it easier to build a friendship with someone behind the computer screen.

Meeting people after stroke?

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:44:10 +0000

I had met someone right before my stroke, and he broke things off once if happened. Now if seems no one want to talk to or have a relationship because of it...any advice or anyone go through this as well?

Loss of friends??

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:31:51 +0000

I am wondering, does anyone else feel as if they have lost friends since having a stroke? I mean, I accept that thing will be different, since clearly there are thing I can no longer do as easy as I could before, but I am starting to feel very depressed. I feel like a lot of friends have just given up on even trying to hang out with me, and as an adult, it is not that easy to make new friends, even harder when you don't leave the house that much except for theapy or doctors appointments. It is very depressing.

moods swings and frustration

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:41:50 +0000

hi everyone,

it's been awhile since i posted anything on here since last i have gotten my apetite back. not fully but alot more then it was. but the mood swings are outragious. i'm on xanax and zoloft and neither seems to be helping with my panic/aniexty i get so frustated so easy with anything and everything. especially when i can't do alot of things on my own like i used to. i have basically confined myself to my bedroom i cry over the littliest things and then i get frustrated again because i really don't know why i'm crying. i know the people in my life don't understand why i push them away.i just can't handle being around more than 5 people at a time.i have no energy anymore and get tired very quickly/ it's been 2 yrs since my stroke and it feels like yesterday.. any advice would be greatly appreciated.i'm willing to try anything i'm at the end of my rope..