Maham
September 7, 2009, 3:25pm
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How do I explain to my Pakistani Husband that I have depression, when such a notion is a foreign subject to Pakistani’s…?
Here in the west, depression is a bona-fide/recognised illness and Dr’s here offer support and medication to provide the sufferer with some relief/respite. In Pakistan, the attitude is generally, “suck it up and get on with things”…
My Husband knows I am down and out and I’ve explained my feelings to him but he seems to think that what I am going through is a 24/48hr thing and I’ll be alright in a few days time. But with depression, that is not the case…
I don’t even know the Urdu equivalent for the word “depression” so I can say to him, “No, I’m not just having a bad patch, I’m depressed!”…
Help please…
I am sure just like you were able to fall in love with this pakistani husband of yours and marry him, you can make him understand your depression too
All the best. Remember; where there is a will, there is away.