Thursday, July 7, 2016

You can only make yourself happy – no one else



My husband is driving me nuts. NUTS!

He is a deeply unhappy person these days and I don’t know what to say to him anymore. I’ve been avoiding him – which I shouldn’t do – but last night I laid it out straight to him: you need to let go of whatever is holding you back and move on with your life. Stop comparing yourself to others and what they have – comparison is a killer. Stop worrying so much and live! Get some counselling – and don’t say you already have the answers or know what to do, because if you did, you wouldn’t be feeling this way.

I told him that I am at my wits end and I cannot help him. I am not a counsellor. I am neither a psychiatrist nor a doctor. He needs to take action and go and get help.

He was up again this morning at 1:30 and 3:30. Wandering the house, making noise, flipping on lights. Sighing. Listening to music; playing his guitar.

I have had enough! I told him to go get help. I am not having this conversation anymore.

You cannot make anyone happy. You have to make yourself happy. End of story. No ifs, ands, buts or maybes. Happiness lies within yourself.

Tough Love. It’s a thing.