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r/WellSpouses is a subreddit with 2k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is medium in size.
Peer support for well spouses / spousal caregivers - the partners of people who are chronically ill or disabled. All ages, diseases, stages welcome.
Moderated by the Well Spouse® Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that coordinates 30 monthly support group meetings, respites, webinars, online support, and more.
Learn more, join as a WSA Supporting Member, and donate at wellspouse.org.
Popular Themes in r/WellSpouses
#1
Pain & Anger
: "My girlfriend passed away this morning. As difficult as it is, I feel a sense of relief."
32 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I’m the sick one. How can I best support & appreciate my well spouse?"
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Spouse go bag?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/WellSpouses
#1
Relationships
: "Caregiving spouses in age-gap Relationships: have you ever been tempted to leave? "
59 posts
#2
Caregiving
: "Caregiving sometimes has an end date. It's the most awful thing ever. I don't know what to do."
59 posts
#3
Loneliness
: "My spouse is disappearing from my life. She takes her meds, sleeps, wakes up for a short bit, then the cycle repeats. "
43 posts
#4
Emotions
: "What they don't tell you when you become a spousal caregiver"
42 posts
#5
Health
: "What they don't tell you when you become a spousal caregiver"
41 posts
#6
Grief
: ""No one talks about the second kind of Grief—the quieter one that settles in your bones. The Grief for a future stolen, for a life you imagined but will never live." —Jameson Arasi [1080X766]"
40 posts
#7
Stress
: "“Understanding Caregiver Stress Syndrome”"
39 posts
#8
Boundaries
: "What they don't tell you when you become a spousal caregiver"
38 posts
#9
Resilience
: "Who I was before"
37 posts
#10
Support Group
: "For well spouses in their 20s-50's - WSA's Younger WS Support Group meets on Zoom twice per month - 2nd Sundays and 4th Tuesdays"
16 posts
Member Growth in r/WellSpouses
Yearly
+588 members(43.5%)
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