We have struggled with his depression before – it’s definitely an ongoing battle. He used to take medication for it, but stopped abruptly a little over a year ago without consulting his doctor. Again, this related to his career. Our therapist suspects he suffers from some PTSD as well.

He’s been a first responder for about 6 years.

Edit to add: there have been breaks in the happiness, mostly when we struggled with his depression the first time. Beyond that, we were living our lives as an adventure and have both been very happy. While this seems sudden to me, I know he’s been hiding his issues for a while. But I also feel like we can conquer it together, as a team, just like everything else we do.

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