Personal Narrative: My Husband And I Tried Marriage Counseling For A Month

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My Husband and I Tried Marriage Counseling for a Month. Here’s What Happened

It all started with a fight. A heated debate over something vitally important–I’m sure of it! At least, it seemed important at that moment. But now, I admit I don’t even remember what the argument was about. Whatever it was, it made me reassess our relationship (as these sorts of blow-ups usually do), and I had I genius thought. Let’s try marriage counseling.

Over the years, we’d been through our fair share of garbage–things like prolonged battles with mental and physical health issues, multiple moves, job losses, financial pressures, and the unwanted delay of starting a family. However, the most challenging of all those circumstances was when my husband, Tom, was …show more content…

I became bedridden from weakness and endured an inexpressible level of fatigue. I was intolerant to light and sound, and it was this marked physical decline that landed Tom the lead part as the caregiver in our marriage. Not everyone would have agreed to take this kind of job.

Eventually, the diagnosis came. “You have late stage Lyme disease,” the doctor said with a sympathetic look in his eyes, “There’s no cure, but we’ll try to beat this thing into remission.” His face didn't look optimistic.

Fast forward to the end of 2016. After multiple doctors, many rounds of harsh drugs, and experimental treatments, I’ve made some progress. I’m not yet where I want to be, but I've experienced healing in areas that once looked bleak. Enter my idea for marriage counseling.

Truthfully, I’ve never been much for counseling, but I could see the years of toiling for my health and struggling to survive had strained our communication. As our 10-year wedding anniversary approached, I asked Tom if he’d be willing to go to marriage therapy with me as our gift to one another. While marriage counseling might seem like an unconventional present to mark our milestone, it was exactly what we needed to reconnect, deal with the negative patterns of behavior we’d established, and move toward another (hopefully healthier) 10 years. Thankfully, Tom

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