Some deeper digging is needed Anonymous, and I hope that you are able to commit to the process.
I pray that God will bless and heal your marriage Crystal, and if I can be of further service please contact me.
He had to discontinue going because we aren't able to afford it. Would that be worth it to you to work with someone that you both approved of? He got back from Iraq one year ago. He is in college, but with his mom when he comes home for break. If he isn't willing to make such necessary changes you both would be wise to seriously reconsider the marriage issue.
Please contact me again if I can be of any further service. He is a believer as I am.
You could also work on ways you can incorporate some type of group component or other viable alternative into your treatment so you can get the best of what that offers too.
We can't even have a real conversation anymore without getting into an argument. I immediately told my friends who are my support.
I have a mom who is very critically abusive to me and one Christian brother told me that I have to put up with her put-downs because God commanded me to honor her. Should I be ashamed for staying with him?
I believe God can heal my marriage and that I am not in any harm.
Even with all the information we have given it as a society over the past several decades, domestic violence remains a common struggle for many individuals and couples. Online counseling can work well for the individual component of the therapy. If your question is chosen it will be posted here with my response and may be appropriately edited to save space. He even started therapy. I feel that maybe he will never change or that maybe I need to change.
He was your son long before anything had happened between you and your wife that caused the break-up of your family, and he always will be.
Whatever you decide Michael, I wish you and your family the best, and if you'd like to work together on the issue further just contact me again and we'll tackle it together!
I guess I am just completely lost right now. We can't even have a real conversation anymore without getting into an argument.
Should I be ashamed for staying with him? Deciding on a counseling venue is a personal decision that only you can make.
And, if a person can recognize and accept the healing process as a life journey there is much more serenity and peace found along the way.