Confided in my husband with something and now he's avoiding me.
I (41 female) confided in my husband (44 male)with an intrusive thought that popped up in my head.
I have been going through alot a stress lately and so has my husband. Im the type that has to talk about it get everything out, just so im not all in my head all the time. My husband is the opposite, he bottles everything up. After 24 years together, and lots of therapy (on my end), I learned when to approach him to open up and when to just let him deal with it in his own way.
Well the other day while I was washing dishes after prepping and getting dinner started, I realized, that i was very overwhelmed and noticed that I was starting to get irritable from being overstimulated all day. Then out of no were an intrusive thought popped in my head for a split second, but once I realized what just happened I couldn't believe I just thought that...and I started to cry....I felt so ashamed and low, that I finished washing dishes and went straight to my bedroom closed the door and just sat there. I was in our room for about close to and hour or so...
When I came out, I just quite sat in the living room with my husband and daughter. Eventually I felt like I had to tell him what happened because I felt like he's my partner, and he has told me I should never be afraid to tell him anything...and I just kept telling myself "tell him, tell him, he's your support system".
So I finally told him and I mentioned to him that it was hard for me to even tell him because I felt nauseous even saying what I thought out loud, I was crying, saying to him I was embarrassed, and scared that it would be held against me at some point.
Well it's been two days and he has not spoken to me, that night he would get up and move to a different room, so I just assumed he needed his space to process what just happened, so I slept in the living room. Well yesterday same thing, he came home from work and spent the rest of the evening in a separate room from me.
He has not said one word from me at all since I told him. Now I regret saying anything to him.
Im not trying to force him to talk to me, im giving him his space, because I can't imagine how he feels about it, so I feel by just letting him have his time is what best.
I dont know. What should I do?
Posted Sep 11, 2025, 4:52 PM UTC · locked