Let's Change Our Mindsets About Marriage Episode 212 HOW I CURED MY WIFE'S DEPRESSION* (Copied)

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*Let's Change Our Mindsets About Marriage*

*Episode 212*

*HOW I CURED MY WIFE'S DEPRESSION* (Copied)

Depression is one of the many destroyers of marriages today. Depression makes partners feel like quitting the marriage or even contemplate suicide. Not all depressions are cured with medicine. Some depressions only need a human touch, not just any human, but your partner's. 

Dr Faisal said to me, I tried every medication on my wife, but she is still depressed. Some times in the past, I felt like saying what is the value of being a doctor if I cant cure mine. Dr Faisal added, one evening I read one Book by Jackman Alison. In this Book, Alison suggests ways to help victims of depression. Alison says they don't always need medication; they only need a human touch. I sat for hours thinking about this phrase "The only need a human touch". After hours of brainstorming, I finally got the solution. So I closed from office a little early and drove home quickly. Upon my arrival, I hugged Aziza and said, I found you a cure. She could not even smile, she made a little gesture. So this is how it goes:

1. The next morning, I sent a letter to my unit head and told him I needed two weeks leave. It was granted. 

2. I told Aziza not to enter the kitchen again until further notice. I told her to suspect all kitchen and house activities until further notice. She said ok. 

3. That very afternoon, I made breakfast. Then I arranged the table and picked her up from her surfer and brought her to the dining table. 

4. I fed her, and cleaned her mouth after eating. Then we went to the shower. I didn't let her do the shower by herself, I helped her did it. So we add a hot shower that morning. 

5. I brought her out and laid her on the bed, oiled her, put some clothes on her and turned on the AC. She smiled and said, Thanks, babe. (I forgot to tell you, she didn't utter a word for months.) Upon hearing that phrase, I said, Alhamdulillah.

6. In the afternoon I said to her, I will do the laundry while you watch some movies or read a book. She went for the remote; it means she wanted to watch TV. 

7. After the laundry, I picked her up, and we rushed to the car. She asked, where we were going, I said, Starbucks, to have lunch and take some hot cappuccino. She said that is a great idea. So we went.

8. We came home late in the evening. The next day I took her to a resort, and we swim, and she liked it. 

9. For seven days, we had several routines and activities ranging from lovemaking, chatting at home, outings, many dinners outside, jokes and watching TV. Withing a short time, she got revived. 

10. After the 9th day, she asked to return to her home activities and asked me to promise her one thing. I said ask anything, she said, will you show me this same love and care every day? I stopped a bit, then said Insha Allah. 

What I learned from Dr Faisal's story is that his wife went into depression because he was not there when she needed him. All she needed was that human touch, not medicine. She wanted company, she wanted love, she wanted a friend, she wanted a lover. Soon, however, she recovered after getting the attention she required. 

Dear reader, this story might work for some people, but not others. But personally, I think, many depressed women (wives) can recover if they find that human touch. At times in life, we need to make sacrifices to save others.