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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">How to discuss depression with partner</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/how_to_discuss_depression_with_partner/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/how_to_discuss_depression_with_partner" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/how_to_discuss_depression_with_partner/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2011-02-09T21:56:37Z</updated><entry><title>Ugh!</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/how_to_discuss_depression_with_partner/posts/ugh" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/how_to_discuss_depression_with_partner/posts/ugh</id><published>2011-02-09T20:56:37Z</published><updated>2011-02-09T20:56:37Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;I have leukaemia. Everytime I try to discuss my worries and sadness my partner says something trite like keep smiling and tries to perk me up. I have now idea how he feels as he is trying to stay positive for me and I feel liek a freak for feeling so upset all the time. HELP!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=402539&amp;AppID=31511&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="Leukaemia" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/how_to_discuss_depression_with_partner/archive/tags/Leukaemia" /><category term="depression" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/how_to_discuss_depression_with_partner/archive/tags/depression" /></entry></feed>