It’s actually made things worse between us and we’ve been arguing even more than usual because things have been raised in the sessions that trigger us both.
Dear Coleen My wife and I have been having relationship therapy for a couple of months but I’m thinking of calling it quits.
Also, my wife had to go back to work full time, which she resents, as she says she has enough on her plate with our son and our younger daughter to look after.We’ve both been ready to walk away from the marriage at different points, but felt counselling could help as a last-ditch option. But it’s not what I expected.
Top news stories today Coleen says In therapy, things usually do get worse before they get better because it brings everything to the surface, it opens old wounds and revisits issues that you’ve avoided.You have to confront problems and look them straight in the eye in order to move on from them. So, I wouldn’t give up on it yet. I’ve had therapy at different points in my life and you do have to commit to it for a period of time to get the benefit.
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