Suspect my husband might be depressed. He is going into "self-destructive" mode like drinking more than usual, to numb his problems. He doesn't want to go for therapy. Any tips on how to navigate this?

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He needs to be outdoors. Btw, rather than curing the symptoms, I would suggest to target the problem.

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SD1 hit this on the head. Support him all you can, but at the end of the day, he has to be the one to decide to get better and create a plan to do so. You can obviously help with that process, but he has to take the first step. I had an ex who was prone to the same sort of thing, and in spite of my best efforts, I couldn't get her to snap out of it and we ultimately split as a result.

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You should take sometime off your work
Leave all your work and communication regarding it
Get more involved in activities together like trekking for example
More of your bonding activities and lesser screens
And just relax sometime off

Then observe what's bothering him and try to impart trust that you'll be helping him

He will open up
Just distract yourself from regular stressful life maybe he needs a break and then you can work upon that

You can't change someone; they have to want to change. You can be supportive, but don't expect to see any difference in him if he doesn't want to acknowledge that something is wrong and do something about it

Does he enjoy doing any outdoor activities while the weather is nice? Hiking, kayaking, fishing etc?

I agree with the suggestions to get outside (do y'all camp? Camping can always be such a nice break from regular life stress for us). I would also just trying to engage in more social activities, with friends or family or even just the two of you. Drinking might be part of those things at first but if you come on too strong about the drinking it could backfire. I would just try to make your free time more meaningful and see if you can improve the depression holistically

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